When you speak, does your audience get it?
If your audience doesn’t grasp your message (and your topic is one you know they are interested in), you need to rethink the way you present it. You need to organize your ideas to promote understanding.
The second Toastmasters speech project addresses organizing your speech. This article of the Toastmasters Speech Series examines the primary goals of this project, provides tips and techniques, and links to numerous sample speeches.
The previous article in the Speech Preparation Series described how to select your speech topic and your core message.
This article describes how to support your core message with a speech outline, and provides numerous examples. This is the second step in the six-step speech preparation process.
Writing an outline is, unfortunately, a step that many skip. The most common excuse is simply “No time.” This is unfortunate because time spent on an outline is time well spent. It is necessary to ensure that you craft a coherent and focussed presentation.
