What to Say?
They told you what they wanted you to talk about, or you suggested a subject.
You were told you how much time you had.
Dictate or write all the ideas you have on the subject as quickly as you can. Don't worry about having too little or too much. Put down in a hurry everything you think of.
Why fast? Well, if you stop to think, you are lost.
Don't consider whether or not you will say this or that or can say this or that, or whether or not the boss or teacher will approve. That's what makes speech writing such a chore for most persons.
They put down an idea and then scratch it out. That leaves them exactly where they started.
So do this fast.
What you want is a list of ideas that you might use. When you have it all down you can go back and revise.
To show you what I mean I will write out the synopsis of the talk, "How to Run a Sales Meeting." Because this talk has been done a number of times, the synopsis might be more finished than your first try.
First we need a sheet of paper, then a headline like this:
Continued...From "How to Write a Speech"
By: EDWARD J. HEGARTY
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