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Aisha needs to give a speech in one of her classes, but isnt having any luck coming up with a good topic for the presentationshe doesnt seem to know how to get started. What would you say to her to explain the process a speaker goes through to develop ideas for, select, and then narrow his or her topic for a speech?
C = comprehension and synthesis; D = 2
Ideal answers will emphasize starting by reviewing the assignment guidelines to determine what the general purpose of her speech will be. Additional steps will include taking an inventory of her interests and talking to other people to begin coming up with a list of potential topics. She may also benefit from doing some brainstorming based on the topic/assignment shes been givenfor example, are there topics she has found intriguing in the class? From there, she can engage in some clustering to branch off from her initial topic ideas. Once she has several options, she should consider which one will be the best fit for her and her audience, as well as for the situation/assignment. Finally, she will need to narrow the topic down to make sure it fits the time-frame. One way to do this will be to write down the topic and then to follow up by writing increasingly more specific topics or categories that become more concrete as she moves along.
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