LESSON 11 • MASTER PROOF SERIES

Proving Outlines with Topics, Subtopics & Details

Synthesize the entire 3-tier speech outline into 6 structured sentences! Select the corresponding outline phrase for each index marker.

How To Speak Effectively in Public (Part 1)
I. Put yourself in audience’s place
A. Practice before friends
B. Watch yourself on video
1. Did you pay attention
2. Did you like what you saw
3. Did you learn something worthwhile
How To Speak Effectively in Public (Part 2)
II. Hold listeners’ attention
A. Determine beforehand what audience needs
1. Choose two or three major points
2. Give one or two examples to explain each point
B. Express main idea in one sentence near beginning
C. Make your eyes and hands work for you
1. Let hands create necessary pauses
2. Use hands to punctuate and underline statements
3. Use eye contact to create a bond between speaker and listener

Practice Task: Complete the 6 Sentence Proofs

6 Sentences • 20 Blanks • 20 Points
1. TO SPEAK EFFECTIVELY IN PUBLIC, (I) and (II) .
2. TO SPEAK EFFECTIVELY IN PUBLIC, (I) , and (I. A) .
3. TO SPEAK EFFECTIVELY IN PUBLIC, (I) , and (I. B) ; then, ask (I. B 1) , (I. B 2) , (I. B 3) ?
4. To (II) , did you (II. A) , (II. B) , and (II. C) ?
5. To (II. A) , did you (II. A 1) , and (II. A 2) ?
6. To (II. C) , did you (II. C 1) , (II. C 2) , and (II. C 3) ?