Extemporaneous

Speech
 What is EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEECH?

• Is a planned and prepared speech

• Is delivered with the help of short notes and a
clear outline
• It is spontaneous and personal
 Three Steps in Studying an Extemporaneous
topic
1. Identify the type of extemporaneous question that you have to
answer.
Is it a question of FACT?
This type of question is typically answerable by “YES” or
“NO”. It revolves around whether something is true or not,
existent or not.
Example : Is Syria’s crisis a problem of the whole world?
• Is it a question of VALUE?
It is centered on whether a topic is good or bad,
moral or immoral, just or unjust.

Example: Is it better for the European nations to step

in and aid Syria or ignore the country’s civil crisis?
• Is it a question of POLICY?

It is focused on what policy or rule should be followed.

Example:
Should European countries enforce laws to accommodate
Syrian refugees?
2. Determine if the topic is informative or
persuasive.
3. Stick to your topic and look at all of the
sides and angles of the problem.
Steps in Preparing for a
Successful
Extemporaneous Speech
 1. REINFORCE!

You may explore other main points, but

always refer back to your thesis. This will
greatly help your audience remember your
message.
 2. CAPTURE!

State the central idea of your

extemporaneous speech in one declarative
sentence. Keep your sentence specific. Ask
yourself what you exactly want your
audience to know.
 3. DEVELOP!

Now that you have a clear central idea, you

are ready to map out the supporting points
in an outline.
 4. Introduce!

In the INTRODUCTION, make sure you:

• Grab the attention of the audience with a striking one
liner.
• Give a short background by explaining why they have to
listen.
• State your thesis.
 5. CHECK!

Develop 3 main points

• Does each point have one single idea?
• Does each point reiterate the thesis statement?
• Does each point prepare the discussion of the next
main point?
 6. SUPPLY!

Make sure that each main point has enough

examples, testimonies, statistics, or cases.
In doing this, you give the audience new
information or views to learn from.
 7. CONCLUDE!

Reinforce your introduction by coming up

with a closing attention-getter that is related to
your opening.
Connect the needs and the interest of your
audience with the theme of your speech.
 
A ship is sinking and only one lifeboat is
available. There are seven (7) passengers left,
but the lifeboat can only accommodate six
(6). You have to decide whom among the
following passengers you will save:
a. A ten-month-old baby
b. A sixty-five-year-old woman (the sole relative of the baby)
c. A pregnant woman suspected to be a prostitute
d. A twelve-year-old boy with a 140+ IQ
e. An athlete who advocates for LGBT rights
f. A doctor who find a cure for lung cancer
g. The captain of the ship