Week # 4: Speech Writing Objectives: Apply principles of public speaking. Differentiate between relevant and irrelevant elements of speaking in public Create a research paper on an agricultural topic.

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Learning Activities:

This PowerPoint may seem elementary school for speech writing but sometimes it helps to go over the basics of writing. This PowerPoint on Public Speaking Connectives gives great ideas on putting your speech together. Use this PowerPoint on Public Speaking to help you choose a topic, develop an outline, and write a speech on an agricultural topic. If you were teaching a unit on prepared public speaking you may use this lesson plan from the Georgia Agriculture Curriculum. An excellent resource for writing a speech is Speechtips.com Give credit where credit is due. This website will help you cite sources correctly. Thinking back to last week's interview questions, see what mistakes this young lady made in her interview.

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Leadership Moment:

Watch this John Maxwell leadership video.

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Assignments: Extra credit!

Be sure to fill out Week 4 Worksheet. Finish reading your leadership book. Next week you will report on what you learned. Write an agriculturally related speech. This speech should be 6-8 minutes long when presented orally. Turn the manuscript into your advisor. Remember the following: "Speeches should be double-spaced typewritten copies on 8 ½” x 11” white paper with a cover page that gives the speech title, participant’s name, chapter, state and date.  The body of the manuscript will have 1” margins, and 10-12 characters per inch.  Follow APA style manual for developing references and bibliography." NC FFA Chapter Guide

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