Public Speaking

Provide analysis of the occasion during which a public presentation is to be given.

Provide analysis of the audience to whom a public presentation is to be given.

Incorporate this analysis into the selection of general purpose for a public presentation appropriate to that occasion and audience.

Incorporate this analysis into the selection of a topic for a public presentation appropriate to that occasion and audience

Write a specific purpose for a public presentation appropriate to particular occasion and audience.

Write a central idea (thesis) for a public presentation appropriate to a particular occasion and audience.

Conduct adequate and accurate research using available resources -- self, library, media, and/or interview -- to find supporting material and evidence appropriate for a public presentation.

Effectively utilize body, voice, and visual aids in a public presentation.

Create arguments based on found materials that support the central idea of a public presentation.

Organize arguments into an appropriate body for a speech supporting a particular central idea.