Speech Preparation

Identifying the general purpose was the most helpful aspect of preparing my speeches.  Most of the subjects that I chose I could easily talk about for hours.  However, talking about them with a certain intention, for a certain purpose, or to get a specific result required more fine tuning.  It forced me to consider and think about my topics in ways that I possibly had not ever done before.  By determining if I was going to discuss the topic with the purpose of informing, persuading, or entertaining helped narrow down which aspects of my topic I would address.  It forced me to eliminate some information that I would have spoken on otherwise and add information I would have normally ignored.  Of the different types of general purposes, probably speaking to inform was my favorite.  I like to teach and increase the knowledge of others just as I like to increase my own knowledge.  By speaking to inform, I am able to allow a little bit of my knowledge to rub off on others.