Chapter 8 - Organizing Your Speech

I thought the book did a great job in Chapter 8 discussing the importance of organizing your speech.  The four main parts include the introduction, body, transitions, and conclusion.  I am hoping that once I use this organized arrangement several times, it will become “second nature” to me and I can apply to discussions and speeches at work.  Next month, our unit will participate in a meeting, and my supervisor notified me that I was to lead the meeting.  I must admit I was a bit nervous until I read this chapter in the book.  Now I feel confident that I can provide a clear message to our unit.  I plan to develop an outline for the meeting and include the topic, general purpose, specific purpose, main ideas and subpoints.  The pattern of organization will be classified as “topical.”  I also did not realize that transitions were most beneficial if used between the introduction and the first main point, between the main points, and between the last main point and the conclusion.