Summary: Include only relevant material when writing an organized speech. Get tips on avoiding tangents during a speech from a communications and public speaking expert in the this free public speaking video.
Tracy Goodwin has a master’s in corporate communication and 10 years experience in professional speaking. Recipient of numerous public speaking awards and is a college professor of...read more
"Alright, the next thing that you don't want to do is put in irrelevant material. And when I am talking about irrelevant material, what is the point of your story, what is the subject of your speech. The things that should go in the speech, the things that should go in the proposal, should only have to do with what it is that you're doing. And I see this way too often when people give speeches. They tend to kind of go off on a tangent, about something that has absolutely nothing to do with their speech. That's the point of thesis statement. The thesis statement is what it is I am going to talk about. Stay true to what it is you're going to talk about, and don't start straying all over the place, telling stories, talking about this, that, giving statistics that don't matter. Whatever it is, stick with the point."
eHow Article: Organized Speech Writing: Relevant Material