Discussion question and answers

Step 1 Post a response to the discussion board.

Respond to the following questions, and if it’s relevant, include your own personal experience:

You are planning to deliver a speech to a group of college freshmen on the topic of how to stick to a budget.
Identify the type of introductory and concluding techniques that would be the most effective for this speech, and explain your reasoning.

Step 2Read and respond to other students’ posts.

Read other students’ posts and respond to at least two of them. In addition to other comments you may have, address the following in your response posts:

How would the elements of your fellow classmate’s speech change if the audience were college seniors?
Is this topic overdone? For example, college students hear a lot of speeches geared toward them about finances. How could you either present new information or present it in a way that would hold their interest?
What techniques was your fellow classmate able to employ in his or her outline that seems engaging and effective?

Use your personal experience, if it’s relevant, to support or debate at least two other students’ posts. If differences of opinion occur, debate the issues professionally and provide examples to support opinions.

Solution Preview

Step 1

An introduction and conclusion of a speech signify the importance of that speech, especially to the targeted audience. Assuming that I have been nominated to deliver a speech to a group of young students who have joined the college on how to stick to the budget, the following are the techniques that I should adopt in my introduction and conclusion.

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