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Inspiring Leadership in Immigrant CommunitiesJanuary 2003Lecture on Preparing and Writing a SpeechAppendix 4-AIntroduction to the Lecture–Tell the audience you’ll discuss the following points:• Logistics involved in finding a location for a speech, advertising the speech and bringingmaterials for the speech.• Writing and preparing the speech.• How to give the speech.LogisticsA. Choose a venue for the speech‣ Pick a location that lots of people are familiar with, such as a church, communitycenter, school or library.‣ There are two possible settings for a speech: A speaker may organize the presentationhimself or herself, in a workplace or apartment building, for instance. Or the speechmay take place in the context of an organization such as a congregation or supportgroup. In that type of setting, the speaker may be asked to give a presentation, or maytake the initiative and ask for permission to address the group.B. Advertise the speech‣ Make a flyer announcing the speech and highlighting the major points.‣ Distribute the flyer to places where immigrants are, such as churches, apartmentbuildings, laundromats, stores, community centers, libraries and schools.‣ Try to get the speech announced on the radio as a public service announcement, whichmany radio stations do for free.C. Make handouts on key points to distribute at the speech, as discussed during thenaturalization and outreach sessions earlier in this training.D. Bring butcher paper, flip chart, video equipment, the handouts described above andanything else you'll need to use during the speech. Often people understand what thespeaker’s points are if they can be reinforced by a video or written on butcher paper or aflip chart so everyone can see the points as well as hear them.App.4-A-1
Inspiring Leadership in Immigrant CommunitiesJanuary 2003B. Writing and Preparing the SpeechTell the leaders the following:a. IntroductionAll of us have given speeches before. Some of us have given speeches to groups ofpeople in formal settings and all of us have given speeches in informal settings. We maynot even consider many of the speeches we give to really be speeches, but they are. Whenwe talk to children about doing their homework, we are giving a speech. When we returnclothes that are too big or have a defect, we are giving a speech to the store manager orwhomever else we are trying to convince. Although today we will focus on giving formalspeeches to people, part of the process is somewhat similar to what all of you alreadyknow and do.b. Picking a topicYou should choose a topic that you feel comfortable speaking about and that peoplewould be interested in hearing about. Some possible topics are naturalization, combatinganti-immigrant myths and immigrant rights.c. Researching the topicIf the speech, or even just a part of it, is on a topic that you do not know well, you willneed to do some research. Often the best way to research is to ask around and see ifanyone you know has some information about the topic, or has done a presentation on itin the past. Sharing this type of information is an important and efficient way to preparefor a presentation. Try to build a network of people with information on immigrationissues so you can continue to share information. Use other sources of information,including the websites of agencies such as LIRS, ILRC, the National Immigration Forumand the National Immigration Law Center.You can access the Internet at your locallibrary.d. Researching the audienceAlways know about your audience. Are they parents, teenagers or senior citizens? Arethey Chinese, Latino or Sudanese? Are they former refugees, naturalization-eligibleimmigrants or economic migrants? How many will be present? What sorts of questionswill they have? What do they expect from the presentation? What do they expect fromyou as the speaker? If someone else is organizing the event, that person should be able toprovide this information to you. If you are organizing the event, the nature of theoutreach should help you know your audience.e. Writing the speechSome people like to write the entire speech word for word. Others prefer just to writenotes for it. There is no correct way; do what's best for you. Your speech should havethree main parts in the following outline:App.4-A-2
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