Speeches

[Urgh76]

We all had to do them, and they were a pain. But for some of us, they came naturally (me). If you would be so kind to share your fondest speech memories.

Oh... and i almost forgot.

PLEASE HELP ME

Here's my situation: a demonstrative speech on the elements of advertising, i have some great elements and a great way to sew them into the fabric of my speech, but what i don't have is how to open it.

It's a demonstrative speech so i have to use all of the elements that i described while promotimg a random product

Do i just jump in and start promoting a random product quickly getting their attention, or go over the elements or principles first?

It's 5-10 minutes and after i described the elements I'm going to have random classmates employ them in their own advertising scheme. So what do i do first?

EDIT: Mods, i don't know if asking for help like this is legal or not, but I'm desperate and it's a one time thing i promise

EDIT:EDIT: More info, just in case. I'm using a deep voice, and thinking about going for a: HEY YOU! YEAH YOU mostly like this guy:

 

[DefunctTheory]

I wish I could help you.. but my method is... probably not going to work for you.

Basically, I just take ONE index card and write all the topics I want to cover on it. No facts, no themes, just the WHAT, not the how. Than I study those points to solidify my memory on them, and than I speak, using the index card to keep me on track and out of ramble mode.

Basically, I bullshit my way through.

As for an intro... most advertisements start by showing the problem the product fixes. YOu could always do that as an intro (Can't get a boner? [Intro] Blue Pills! [Body] Please consult your doctor [Conclusion]).

 

[Urgh76]

I wish I could help you.. but my method is... probably not going to work for you.

Basically, I just take ONE index card and write all the topics I want to cover on it. No facts, no themes, just the WHAT, not the how. Than I study those points to solidify my memory on them, and than I speak, using the index card to keep me on track and out of ramble mode.

Basically, U bullshit my way through.

As for an intro... most advertisements start by showing the problem the product fixes. YOu could always do that as an intro (Can't get a boner? [Intro] Blue Pills! [Body] Please consult your doctor [Conclusion]).

No sentences, only half words like this:

I.Get Attention
______A. Deep Voice
___________ 1. They can't sell
___________ 2. They're poor

 

[DefunctTheory]

I wish I could help you.. but my method is... probably not going to work for you.

Basically, I just take ONE index card and write all the topics I want to cover on it. No facts, no themes, just the WHAT, not the how. Than I study those points to solidify my memory on them, and than I speak, using the index card to keep me on track and out of ramble mode.

Basically, U bullshit my way through.

As for an intro... most advertisements start by showing the problem the product fixes. YOu could always do that as an intro (Can't get a boner? [Intro] Blue Pills! [Body] Please consult your doctor [Conclusion]).

No sentences, only half words like this:

I.Get Attention
______A. Deep Voice
___________ 1. They can't sell
___________ 2. They're poor

For me... more like... this. Assume I'm speaking about battleships

1. Size
2. Firepower
3. Armor

And no, I wouldn't put in values, just those exact words (and so on). I'd look at size, than talk about size from memory. When I'm done with size, I look down, see firepower, and consult my memory.

This method is also good because it keeps your eyes on the audience, instead of glued to your cards.

 

[Aureli]

For advertising, starting with a question is a great way to go. It gets the audience interested and involved. Tell them briefly what it is and what it does, and do not say anything negative about whatever it is you're selling. AccursedTheory's method of taking an index card with your topic points is the best way to do a speech, because if you write down what you're going to say word for word, you're more likely to look down and just read your speech to your audience. And be sure to seem interested in what you're talking about, if the audience picks up that you don't like your topic, they won't either, and you'll quickly lose their attention. Use a story about yourself to demonstrate your topic, it makes you seem like you're an expert in the topic and will entertain the social people, but be sure to include facts and statistics as well, for the goal-oriented people. With all of that together, you'll have a speech that keeps everyone entertained and interested the entire time. (I'm currently finishing up my speech class so yeah.)

 

[Urgh76]

I wish I could help you.. but my method is... probably not going to work for you.

Basically, I just take ONE index card and write all the topics I want to cover on it. No facts, no themes, just the WHAT, not the how. Than I study those points to solidify my memory on them, and than I speak, using the index card to keep me on track and out of ramble mode.

Basically, U bullshit my way through.

As for an intro... most advertisements start by showing the problem the product fixes. YOu could always do that as an intro (Can't get a boner? [Intro] Blue Pills! [Body] Please consult your doctor [Conclusion]).

No sentences, only half words like this:

I.Get Attention
______A. Deep Voice
___________ 1. They can't sell
___________ 2. They're poor

For me... more like... this. Assume I'm speaking about battleships

1. Size
2. Firepower
3. Armor

And no, I wouldn't put in values, just those exact words (and so on). I'd look at size, than talk about size from memory. When I'm done with size, I look down, see firepower, and consult my memory.

This method is also good because it keeps your eyes on the audience, instead of glued to your cards.

No, see, you don't........ URGH!! (see what i did there?)

[HEADING=1]NO NOTECARDS, JUST AN OUTLINE AND I KNOW HOW TO SPEAK[/HEADING]

Look, Im just either Giving a demonstation advertisement then explaining the elements i used to achieve it, OR Explaining the elements then giving a demonstration

EDITthanks for helping, and HOLY SHIT THE RED TEXT PUTS WAY TOO MUCH EMPHASIS)

 

[child of lileth]

I have anxiety about public speaking. In college, I actually passed my public speaking class without ever giving a single speech. I'm just really good at things like that. lol

 

[Urgh76]

For advertising, starting with a question is a great way to go. It gets the audience interested and involved. Tell them briefly what it is and what it does, and do not say anything negative about whatever it is you're selling. AccursedTheory's method of taking an index card with your topic points is the best way to do a speech, because if you write down what you're going to say word for word, you're more likely to look down and just read your speech to your audience. And be sure to seem interested in what you're talking about, if the audience picks up that you don't like your topic, they won't either, and you'll quickly lose their attention. Use a story about yourself to demonstrate your topic, it makes you seem like you're an expert in the topic and will entertain the social people, but be sure to include facts and statistics as well, for the goal-oriented people. With all of that together, you'll have a speech that keeps everyone entertained and interested the entire time. (I'm currently finishing up my speech class so yeah.)

No, but im not advertising. Im giving a demonstrative speech on The Elements of Correctly and Effectively advertising

 

[Urgh76]

Damn, the one time i need help in a short amount of time, the thread dies :*(

 

[Blindswordmaster]

We all had to do them, and they were a pain. But for some of us, they came naturally (me). If you would be so kind to share your fondest speech memories.

Oh... and i almost forgot.

PLEASE HELP ME

Here's my situation: a demonstrative speech on the elements of advertising, i have some great elements and a great way to sew them into the fabric of my speech, but what i don't have is how to open it.

It's a demonstrative speech so i have to use all of the elements that i described while promotimg a random product

Do i just jump in and start promoting a random product quickly getting their attention, or go over the elements or principles first?

It's 5-10 minutes and after i described the elements I'm going to have random classmates employ them in their own advertising scheme. So what do i do first?

EDIT: Mods, i don't know if asking for help like this is legal or not, but I'm desperate and it's a one time thing i promise

EDIT:EDIT: More info, just in case. I'm using a deep voice, and thinking about going for a: HEY YOU! YEAH YOU mostly like this guy:

That's why I don't work in advertising, I'd actually make a commercial like that.

 

[Aureli]

For advertising, starting with a question is a great way to go. It gets the audience interested and involved. Tell them briefly what it is and what it does, and do not say anything negative about whatever it is you're selling. AccursedTheory's method of taking an index card with your topic points is the best way to do a speech, because if you write down what you're going to say word for word, you're more likely to look down and just read your speech to your audience. And be sure to seem interested in what you're talking about, if the audience picks up that you don't like your topic, they won't either, and you'll quickly lose their attention. Use a story about yourself to demonstrate your topic, it makes you seem like you're an expert in the topic and will entertain the social people, but be sure to include facts and statistics as well, for the goal-oriented people. With all of that together, you'll have a speech that keeps everyone entertained and interested the entire time. (I'm currently finishing up my speech class so yeah.)

No, but im not advertising. Im giving a demonstrative speech on The Elements of Correctly and Effectively advertising

Well, then it's the same basic thing. Tell them about the things I said, and then give examples of such.