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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.
PART 1: TOPIC
Purpose | What are you hoping to achieve with this speech? |
Audience | Who will be in your audience? What do you know about them? |
Thesis | What is the key message of your speech? |
PART 2: SOURCES
SOURCE 1
Source Title | |
Author(s) Name | |
Retrieved from | Where did you get this source? Include location, book, periodical, url, etc. |
Age | How recent is the data or information presented in your source? |
Depth | What does the source cover? How well-researched and detailed is the source? How much depth is the topic covered in? |
Author | How is the author qualified to speak on the topic? |
Money | Who funds the website or publication? |
SOURCE 2
Source Title | |
Author(s) Name | |
Retrieved from | Where did you get this source? Include location, book, periodical, url, etc. |
Age | How recent is the data or information presented in your source? |
Depth | What does the source cover? How well-researched and detailed is the source? How much depth is the topic covered in? |
Author | How is the author qualified to speak on the topic? |
Money | Who funds the website or publication? |
SOURCE 3
Source Title | |
Author(s) Name | |
Retrieved from | Where did you get this source? Include location, book, periodical, url, etc. |
Age | How recent is the data or information presented in your source? |
Depth | What does the source cover? How well-researched and detailed is the source? How much depth is the topic covered in? |
Author | How is the author qualified to speak on the topic? |
Money | Who funds the website or publication? |
PART 3: SUPPORT
SUPPORT #1
Support | 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…” |
Type of Support | What type of support is it? Is it an example, a statistic, an analogy, a definition, a visual, a story, or a testimony? |
Relevance | How does this piece of support reinforce your message? |
SUPPORT #2
Support | 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…” |
Type of Support | What type of support is it? Is it an example, a statistic, an analogy, a definition, a visual, a story, or a testimony? |
Relevance | How does this piece of support reinforce your message? |
SUPPORT #3
Support | 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…” |
Type of Support | What type of support is it? Is it an example, a statistic, an analogy, a definition, a visual, a story, or a testimony? |
Relevance | How does this piece of support reinforce your message? |
SUPPORT #4
Support | 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…” |
Type of Support | What type of support is it? Is it an example, a statistic, an analogy, a definition, a visual, a story, or a testimony? |
Relevance | How does this piece of support reinforce your message? |
SUPPORT #5
Support | 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…” |
Type of Support | What type of support is it? Is it an example, a statistic, an analogy, a definition, a visual, a story, or a testimony? |
Relevance | How does this piece of support reinforce your message? |
PART 4: REFLECTION
What have you learned from completing this activity? |