Extemporaneous speaking is a form of presentation in which a speech is carefully prepared and practiced but not written out, memorized, or read. This method of speech is preferred for brief presentations where audience and eye contact is required. The ideas should come out naturally from your head and not a piece of paper. The key to this type of speech is confidence. An example of Extemporaneous speaking is being in a room full of friends and having a casual debate about politics. Even though you did not rehearse for this debate you look to your fellow peers and give a speech regarding the topic based on what you already know.
These three steps for preparing extemporaneous speech topics will help you to do what you have to do: answering the question in case of school assignments or tournaments.
The First Step – Analyze what extemporaneous question you have to answer:
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- Questions of fact – Characterized by is and are, or will or would.
- Questions of value – Characterized by should.
- Questions of policy – Characterized by can and could. Often used for an political discour.
The Second Step – Determine if it is informative or persuasive. The words what, which and who indicate that it is an informative issue. The words should and why indicate that it is a persuasive issue.
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