Individual Assignment 4 Paper

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INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT 4 • Why is it important to set a specific goal for your speech? What elements of the speech help you share that goal with your audience? • It is important to set a goal of a speech because without the goal, you are likely to ramble on and no one will understand the point you are trying to make. Set a goal either general or specific and then identify the elements which encompass who, what, when where and how. Once the goal is established and the elements are identified, writing the speech in a clear and to the point manner will be much easier. • Why is it important to choose an organizational pattern for your speech? How does the audience become aware of your organizational pattern? • It is important to choose the best organizational pattern so that your speech will flow and be easy to follow and will also help you achieve your goal. The audience will become aware of your organizational pattern as you present and progress through your speech. • …show more content…

Which functions do you think are most important? Explain. • The introduction is where you must capture the attention of your audience and let them know what you will speak about. It is very important that you introduce what you will be speaking about here with a quick overview of your speech as this is where the audience will decide if what you have to say is relevant to them. If you want to keep their attention, I think it is important to give them a reason, either through humor, or through a quick preview of your speech so they will want to stay with you the entire