ABSTRACT
An introduction should capture the attention of the audience, give them a reason for listening, present the central idea, indicate one's qualifications, and preview the main ideas to be given. The body is the most important part of the speech. It contains the development of the central idea, the major points, and the supporting material that proves or clarifies the central idea and main points. Therefore, it is wise to develop the body of the speech first. Since the body of the speech requires the most in-depth information, one will spend the majority of his time and speech. The number of main points one need to put his ideas across is up to him, but two to four main points is usually an appropriate amount. The seven most basic organizational patterns follow: general to specific, chronological order, topical, spatial order, cause and effect, problem-solution, motivated sequence.
