This is based of a Graduation Speech

Name: Date:

Public Speaking Touchstone 1 Template

Complete the following template, including all parts. Fill out all cells using complete sentences, aiming for one to three complete sentences for each cell of the template.

Audience

A1.	What is the correct context for the speech? Where and when will it be given?
A2.	Who is the audience and what are their characteristics?
A3.	Why has the audience come to hear the speech?
A4.	What are the interests of the audience?
A5.	What does the audience know about your topic?
A6.	What is the audience's point of view on the topic?
A7.	How will the audience likely react to your speech?

Purpose

P1.	What do you want your audience to know?
P2.	What do you want your audience to think?
P3.	What do you want your audience to feel?
P4.	What do you want your audience to do?

Thesis

T1.	What is the most important message of your speech?
T2.	Why should/will your audience care about your message?

Reflection

R1.	Are your audience, purpose and thesis aligned? Why or why not?
R2.	What did you learn from this experience?