Our Next Meeting 19th January 2009

Feature

Public Relations

Speech objectives

1. The public relations speech (timed at 5-7 minutes)
  • Prepare a talk that will build goodwill for your organisation by supplying useful information of interest to the audience
  • Favourably influence the audience by the skillful and friendly delivery of your talk
2. Resources for goodwill (timed at 8-10 minutes)
  • Research the operation and benefits of an organisation or company
  • Prepare a talk designed to build goodwill toward it by presenting factual information
  • Analyse the common interests of your audience and focus your presentation on those interests
  • Effectively use at least one visual aid to enhance the audience’s understanding
3. The persuasive approach (timed at 8-10 minutes)
  • Direct a persuasive appeal to the audience’s self-interests using a combination of fact and emotion in a speech delivered in such a manner that it appears extemporaneous
  • Persuade the audience to adopt your viewpoint by the use of standard persuasive techniques
4. Speaking under fire (timed at 6-8 minutes (speech), 8-10 minutes (question period)
  • Prepare a talk to persuade a hostile audience at least to consider your position on a controversial issue
  • Conduct a question and answer period on the speech subject
5. The media speech (timed at 8 minutes + or - 30 seconds)
  • Write a speech script on behalf of a social cause
  • Using the script, present the speech to persuade a general television audience
  • Note: This project has special requirements to simulate a television broadcast. Make arrangements in advance for the proper equipment. If at all possible, a club might arrange for their members to witness an actual studio production as a helpful preparation for this project

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