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Note Cards:
Here's the link to the power point about making note cards. If you can't see the power point, I've put the transcription on the tab at the top called "Note Cards."
http://www.slideshare.net/missmccauley/writing-cue-cards
(Thank you, Miss McCauley.)
Hooks!
If you don't grab your audience right away, you'll have lost us immediately. Make sure you have a strong hook at the beginning of your speech! These are just suggestions, but they're good ones.
Personal Anecdote
An anecdote, or short story, can work well if it's a good one. It might be humorous, emotional, ridiculous, or enlightening, but it should help illustrate why this person is important to you.
Dramatic Statement (can be a fact or not)
The dramatic statement about your topic is designed to elicit an emotional response from the reader. Take care to keep it connected to your topic; don't just use this for shock value.
Example: Twenty years from now, artificial intelligence could dominate human intelligence.
Definition
Open with a definition of a word strongly related to the topic you are discussing. It can be your own or come from a dictionary or textbook. If you take it from a dictionary or textbook, be sure to use quotation marks and give credit to the source.
Example: According to Webster's Dictionary, a government is the authority that serves the people and acts on their behalf.
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Well Known Quotation or Quotation from a Famous Person
Open with a quotation that is well known or from a famous person. Be sure to put quotations around the quotation and give credit to the person who said it. Of course, the quotation must be directly related to your topic.
Example: President John F. Kennedy once said, "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country."
Figurative Language
Begin with one of these that relates to your topic:
· metaphor
· simile
· hyperbole
· personification
· idiom
· alliteration
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