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Public Speaking Touchstone 2 Template Complete the following…

Public Speaking Touchstone 2 Template

Complete the following template, including all parts.  Fill out all cells using complete sentences, aiming for one to three complete sentences for each cell of the template.
 

 

What are you hoping to achieve with this speech?

 

 

Who will be in your audience? What do you know about them?

 

 

 

What is the key message of your speech?

 

 

 

Where did you get this source? Include location, book, periodical, url, etc.

 

 

How recent is the data or information presented in your source? 
When was the source published? If the source is a website, when was the website last updated? 

 

 

 

 

What does the source cover? 

How well-researched and detailed is the source?  How much depth is the topic covered in?
How is this content and level of detail relevant to your purpose, audience, and message?

 

 

 

 

How is the author qualified to speak on the topic?
What is the author’s purpose?
What biases might they have? 
Is the information the author’s opinion alone or is it supported by cited facts?

 

 

 

Who funds the website or publication? 
Are there items endorsed or for sale? If so, what items?
What is the reputation of the website or publication?

 

 

 

 

 

Where did you get this source? Include location, book, periodical, url, etc.

 

 

How recent is the data or information presented in your source? 
When was the source published? If the source is a website, when was the website last updated? 

 

 

 

 

What does the source cover? 

How well-researched and detailed is the source?  How much depth is the topic covered in?
How is this content and level of detail relevant to your purpose, audience, and message?

 

 

 

 

How is the author qualified to speak on the topic?
What is the author’s purpose?
What biases might they have? 
Is the information the author’s opinion alone or is it supported by cited facts?

 

 

 

Who funds the website or publication? 
Are there items endorsed or for sale? If so, what items?
What is the reputation of the website or publication?

Where did you get this source? Include location, book, periodical, url, etc.

 

 

How recent is the data or information presented in your source? 
When was the source published? If the source is a website, when was the website last updated? 

 

 

 

 

What does the source cover? 

How well-researched and detailed is the source?  How much depth is the topic covered in?
How is this content and level of detail relevant to your purpose, audience, and message?

 

 

 

 

How is the author qualified to speak on the topic?
What is the author’s purpose?
What biases might they have? 
Is the information the author’s opinion alone or is it supported by cited facts?

 

 

 

Who funds the website or publication? 
Are there items endorsed or for sale? If so, what items?
What is the reputation of the website or publication?

What is the piece of support (example, statistic, analogy, definition, visual, story, testimony) that you are going to use in your speech?  E.g. “50% of all American voters…”

 

 

What type of support is it? Is it an example, a statistic, an analogy, a definition, a visual, a story, or a testimony? 

 

How does this piece of support reinforce your message?

 

 

 

What is the piece of support (example, statistic, analogy, definition, visual, story, testimony) that you are going to use in your speech?  E.g. “50% of all American voters…”

 

 

What type of support is it? Is it an example, a statistic, an analogy, a definition, a visual, a story, or a testimony?

 

How does this piece of support reinforce your message?

What is the piece of support (example, statistic, analogy, definition, visual, story, testimony) that you are going to use in your speech?  E.g. “50% of all American voters…”

 

 

What type of support is it? Is it an example, a statistic, an analogy, a definition, a visual, a story, or a testimony?

 

How does this piece of support reinforce your message?

What is the piece of support (example, statistic, analogy, definition, visual, story, testimony) that you are going to use in your speech? E.g. “50% of all American voters…”

 

 

What type of support is it? Is it an example, a statistic, an analogy, a definition, a visual, a story, or a testimony?

 

How does this piece of support reinforce your message?

 

 

 

What is the piece of support (example, statistic, analogy, definition, visual, story, testimony) that you are going to use in your speech?  E.g. “50% of all American voters…”

 

 

What type of support is it? Is it an example, a statistic, an analogy, a definition, a visual, a story, or a testimony?

 

How does this piece of support reinforce your message?