Guidelines for Manuscript Speaking

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Guidelines forManuscript Speaking

• Creating and Using Speaking Notes
• In Manuscript Format

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Organize First

• Organize and outline first
• Then write the text of the speech
• Word the speech for an oral presentation
• Consider taping and transcribing

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Make It Easy to Read

• Type your manuscript
• Use a large font size, 14 pt.
• Select an easy to read font style (Arial, Times
  New Roman)

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Format for Easy Reading

• Leave lots of white space
• Use at least double spacing
• Leave wide margins

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Make the Manuscript Easy to Use

• Use a heavier weight of paper
• Dont fasten pages together
• Number the pages

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Make the Manuscript Complete

• Include everything in the manuscript
• Quotations, references, visuals
• Only use one document to read from

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Use Visual Emphasis Cues

• Underline or highlight important elements
• Use different colors of ink or markers
• Emphasize
• main points
• key words and phrases
• statistics and quotations

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Include Visual Delivery Prompts

• Write delivery cues in the margins
• for pausing
• for gestures
• and for using visual aids

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Speaking Keys

• Use a spoken language style
• personal
• informal
• conversational in style

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Speaking Keys

• Maximize eye contact with your listeners
• especially at the beginning and ending
• even though reading from a manuscript, keep the
  focus on your listeners