{"id":847,"date":"2020-09-07T20:54:44","date_gmt":"2020-09-07T20:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-publicspeaking\/?post_type=chapter&p=847"},"modified":"2022-10-31T15:50:08","modified_gmt":"2022-10-31T15:50:08","slug":"capstone-organizing-and-outlining-your-ideas","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-publicspeaking\/chapter\/capstone-organizing-and-outlining-your-ideas\/","title":{"raw":"Capstone: Organizing and Outlining Your Ideas","rendered":"Capstone: Organizing and Outlining Your Ideas"},"content":{"raw":"Your instructor will assign a number of speeches for you to prepare and deliver throughout this course.\u00a0 The speech preparation process is similar for all types of speeches.\u00a0 In this activity, you are required to craft your central idea\/thesis statement for your current speech assignment, following the guidelines given to you by your instructor.\r\n\r\nStep 1: Understand the requirements of the assignment from your instructor<\/strong>.\u00a0 For example, requirements for a speech might look like this:\u00a0 \u201cThis speech is an Informative Speech with a length of no less than three minutes and no more than five minutes.\u00a0 It should not be a \u201cHow To\u201d speech but should be focused on informing the audience about something interesting, new, or different that has the potential to impact the audience.\u00a0 You must have at least three sources in your speech.\u00a0 Presentation aids are optional. Your speech must have an introduction, a central idea, a preview, three major body areas, a review, and a conclusion.\u201d\r\n\r\nStep 2: Choose an organizational pattern for your speech.<\/strong> \u00a0You have a wide variety of organizational patterns to choose from, and your general purpose will help you to narrow them down so you focus on the most appropriate options for your speech type.\u00a0 In our example of an informative speech, we might want to consider a chronological organization, a topical organization, or a spatial organization.\u00a0 If we were giving a persuasive speech, organizational patterns such as problem\/cause\/solution or cause\/effect\/solution or the motivated sequence might be our best choices.\u00a0 Once you have a list of the possible organizational patterns for your type of speech, look back over your research and think about the big ideas that emerge.\r\n\r\nIn our example speech on renewable energy, a spatial organization might work if you want to focus on what different parts of the world are doing in terms of renewable energy.\u00a0 A chronological organization might work if you want to focus on the development of renewable energy over time.\u00a0 A topical organization would be best if you want to focus on different sub-topics or categories. In our central idea, we focused on the impacts of\u00a0 reducing emissions, saving money, and improving our health.\u00a0 Each of those could be one of the main areas in a topical organization.\r\n\r\nConsider the options for your speech, and choose the organizational pattern that best fits your topic and research.\r\n\r\nStep 3: Outline your speech.\u00a0<\/strong> Following the guidelines provided by your instructor, create your outline.\u00a0 Make sure to use the proper formatting and include all of the elements your instructor specifies must be included in an outline.\u00a0 For example, you may need to include your introduction in the outline.\r\n
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    3. Renewable energy saves money\r\n
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          Grading Rubric: Organizing & Outlining Your Ideas<\/caption>\r\n
          Criteria<\/td>\r\nRatings<\/td>\r\nPoint Total: 100%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n
          Organization<\/td>\r\nPick an appropriate organizational pattern for the topic.<\/td>\r\n___ \/ 20%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
          Content<\/td>\r\nOutline follows formatting guidelines.<\/td>\r\n___ \/ 20%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
          Content<\/td>\r\nOutline includes all necessary elements as specified in instructor guidelines.<\/td>\r\n___ \/ 60%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>","rendered":"

          Your instructor will assign a number of speeches for you to prepare and deliver throughout this course.\u00a0 The speech preparation process is similar for all types of speeches.\u00a0 In this activity, you are required to craft your central idea\/thesis statement for your current speech assignment, following the guidelines given to you by your instructor.<\/p>\n

          Step 1: Understand the requirements of the assignment from your instructor<\/strong>.\u00a0 For example, requirements for a speech might look like this:\u00a0 \u201cThis speech is an Informative Speech with a length of no less than three minutes and no more than five minutes.\u00a0 It should not be a \u201cHow To\u201d speech but should be focused on informing the audience about something interesting, new, or different that has the potential to impact the audience.\u00a0 You must have at least three sources in your speech.\u00a0 Presentation aids are optional. Your speech must have an introduction, a central idea, a preview, three major body areas, a review, and a conclusion.\u201d<\/p>\n

          Step 2: Choose an organizational pattern for your speech.<\/strong> \u00a0You have a wide variety of organizational patterns to choose from, and your general purpose will help you to narrow them down so you focus on the most appropriate options for your speech type.\u00a0 In our example of an informative speech, we might want to consider a chronological organization, a topical organization, or a spatial organization.\u00a0 If we were giving a persuasive speech, organizational patterns such as problem\/cause\/solution or cause\/effect\/solution or the motivated sequence might be our best choices.\u00a0 Once you have a list of the possible organizational patterns for your type of speech, look back over your research and think about the big ideas that emerge.<\/p>\n

          In our example speech on renewable energy, a spatial organization might work if you want to focus on what different parts of the world are doing in terms of renewable energy.\u00a0 A chronological organization might work if you want to focus on the development of renewable energy over time.\u00a0 A topical organization would be best if you want to focus on different sub-topics or categories. In our central idea, we focused on the impacts of\u00a0 reducing emissions, saving money, and improving our health.\u00a0 Each of those could be one of the main areas in a topical organization.<\/p>\n

          Consider the options for your speech, and choose the organizational pattern that best fits your topic and research.<\/p>\n

          Step 3: Outline your speech.\u00a0<\/strong> Following the guidelines provided by your instructor, create your outline.\u00a0 Make sure to use the proper formatting and include all of the elements your instructor specifies must be included in an outline.\u00a0 For example, you may need to include your introduction in the outline.<\/p>\n

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          1. Renewable energy reduces emissions\n
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            2. Sub-point<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
            3. Renewable energy saves money\n
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              2. Sub-point<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
              3. Renewable energy improves our health\n
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                1. Sub-point<\/li>\n
                2. Sub-point<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
                  Grading Rubric: Organizing & Outlining Your Ideas<\/caption>\n
                  Criteria<\/td>\nRatings<\/td>\nPoint Total: 100%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
                  Organization<\/td>\nPick an appropriate organizational pattern for the topic.<\/td>\n___ \/ 20%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                  Content<\/td>\nOutline follows formatting guidelines.<\/td>\n___ \/ 20%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                  Content<\/td>\nOutline includes all necessary elements as specified in instructor guidelines.<\/td>\n___ \/ 60%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\t\t\t
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