| Learning Objectives
After studying this chapter, you should be able to:
1. Select appropriate and interesting speech topics. |
| | | 2. Specify the general purpose of a speech. |
| | | 3. Develop a clear, concise specific purpose statement for every speech you prepare. |
| | | 4. Develop a clear, coherent central idea for every speech you prepare. |
| | | 5. Understand how the specific purpose and the central idea fit into the overall design of a speech. |
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