How to Prepare Note Cards for a Speech
Delivering a speech is an art and mastering it becomes essential when you have to address an audience often. Some speeches are short and can be memorised easily but long speeches cannot be delivered without taking help from written materials or note cards. In order to create a desired impact on the audience through a long speech, you have to use note cards for effectively conveying what you want to.
However, another important aspect is the allotted time for speaking on a particular subject. If you have free time to speak on a subject that is fairly vast then you should include all details of the topic and prepare note cards before appearing in front of the audience. These note cards will help you in giving a proper order to the writer material and will enable you to speak in a sequence.
However, many people do not know how to prepare note cards that help them in delivering their speech effectively. If you are also one of those people who want to learn how to prepare note cards then keep reading this post which will give you a basic idea of how to do it.
Instructions
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At first, add necessary points to the note cards and also write number on the left corner like one, two, three etc, in order to keep them in a proper sequence.
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The numbering on note cards will help you to re-arrange them if you ever lose their sequence.
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You should write “Introduction” at the top of your first note card and also include the necessary contents in it which will enable you to deliver the introduction effectively.
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Now place number two in the next note card and also write “Body or Details” and include all necessary points you want to include in the details of the subject.
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On the subsequent card, which is number three, write “Supporting Points” which will help you to support your view point with examples etc.
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You should write “Conclusion” on your final card and summarise all of your points that you want to convey in your overall speech.
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You can also highlight major points on these note cards if these points are important and you want to focus on them during your speech.
