"WikiLearn - Speaker Series Guidebook - html: Text"
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"<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Montserrat,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After selecting a structure, the next step of creating your outline is to write your </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Montserrat,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">talk’s content. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Montserrat,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You can use full sentences or short bullet points. You can begin with bullets and then later turn them into sentences. This is up to you. What you write here will later be the document you use to practice giving your talk. We will discuss that later in the “Practicing and More Practicing” section.</span></p>
<p>Here is a suggestion for the steps to take when writing your outline based on the beginning, middle, and end structure:</p>
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<li><span> </span>Write the middle</li>
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<li>Gather the content</li>
<li>Brainstorm key points. Write all your ideas down</li>
<li>Think about your audience. What might they want to know? What might they ask? What objections might they raise? Add ideas based on this</li>
<li>Narrow down and choose the most important points</li>
<li>Order the points. What is an order that creates cohesion and a logical progression?</li>
<li>Ensure you have a logical progression from point to point. How can you do that? Here are example formats:</li>
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<li>Sequence (this after that)</li>
<li>Cause-and-effect (this because of that)</li>
<li>Example after general idea</li>
<li>Counter-example or criticism of the previous idea</li>
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<li>Write in the beginning</li>
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<li>Write your hook</li>
<li>Write your core message. Try to connect the hook and the core message</li>
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<p style="padding-left: 30px;">3. Write the end </p>
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<li>Think of how to transition to your ending</li>
<li>Write your memorable ending, may it be a call to action, a review of your core message, or a summary of your main points</li>
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<p><strong> Helpful Reminders </strong></p>
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<li>If using context- specific examples or vocabulary, be sure to explain it for people who may not be familiar with it.</li>
<li>Be careful about overstating points or repeating too much.</li>
<li>Do not ramble on and on. Keep points succinct.</li>
<li>Anticipate your audience’s questions and incorporate them into your talk where possible. </li>
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