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Public Speaking for College and Career, 6/e
Hamilton Gregory

Selecting Topic, Purpose, and Central Idea

Chapter Outline

Selecting a Topic

Select a Topic You Care About / Select a Topic You Can Master / Choose a Topic That Will Interest the Audience / Narrow the Topic

The General Purpose

To Inform / To Persuade / To Entertain

The Specific Purpose

The Central Idea

Devising the Central Idea / Guidelines for the Central Idea

Overview of Speech Design