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If you have followed the directions thus far, you have the makings of a good speech. You have thought out what you are going to cover, you have written a synopsis, you have dug up the material and laid it out on paper. You have selected a plan of presentation, you have laid out the parts as units, and you have written the end of the opus.
That is about all a man needs to do in writing a speech. If you have followed all the suggestions, you have the framework of a good speech, a speech that your listeners will like. For you are using the anecdote, you are using gossip, you have introduced the news element, you have references to people, live people, the kind that the audience likes to hear about. You have talked about your possessions, you have used dramatization, and you have made your data or facts interesting.
Yes, you have a speech that should go over well. But don't start practicing yet. There is another job to do. Let's check the material you have written. And it does need checking. If you have followed the suggestions, this speech of yours will, no doubt, ring the bell. But even so, it can stand some pointing up. Remember, anything you can do you can do better. The following chapters list some of the checks you might make and explain how the checks can be made.
Related terms include reagan speechwriter and good speech writing.
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