Discuss appropriate ways of getting the information most effectively to the audience.

1. Select the Material for the Speech.

Most subjects when looked at initially are broad and cannot be tackled all at once. A good speaker will limit his topic to an aspect of it that is manageable at a given time and is of interest to a particular audience, For instance, a subject such as farming in Kenya is too broad for anyone to treat exhaustively to any audience within a limited period of time. An intelligent
speaker ,viii select a small aspect of farming such as tea farming, coffee farming or poultry farming and focus on it for a particular audience that is interested in that aspect of farming.

2. Sources of Materials for a Speech.

Once the speaker has identified his topic and narrowed it down to a manageable level, he will then proceeds to look for resource material which will provide him with concrete information to support his claims. The search for materials can be done by reading library materials consulting experts on the subject and by drawing upon He speaks own experience. It is easy to talk about something one has witnessed.

3. Organizing the Material

According to Laban et al, (1969: 273) the principles of organizing material are the same whether one is taking part in a discussion or a conversation, preparing a speech or writing an expository essay. They are controlled by three basic rules: making assertions capable of development; supporting adequately to the assertions made and making an overall plan by arranging the assertions in a meaningful manner or pattern.

4. Delivering the speech

Having collected ideas planned and written out his speech, it remains for the speaker to
communicate his message to the intended audience. He can be aided in this if he takes the
following attributes into account as he speaks: audibility, intelligibility, directness and vitality.
Below are guidelines which can help both the listener and speaker.

i. Can the speaker be easily understood?

- Does he use the necessary volume?
- Does he enunciate clearly?
- Is his pronunciation fluent?

ii. Can his speech be easily followed?

- Is his plan apparent?
- Does he omit extraneous details?

iii. Is his manner direct?

- Does he meet the eyes of the listeners?
- Does he seem to be talking with the audience?
- Does he seem straightforward and sincere?

iv. Does he show vitality?

- Does his voice show vitality?
- Does he seem to think that what he is saying is important both to him and to his listeners

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marto answered the question on May 21, 2019 at 06:22