draft

(noun)

A preliminary sketch; rough outline.

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Examples of draft in the following topics:

  • The Rough Draft Outline

    • Rough draft outlines serve as a precursor to the speech's rough draft and help organize the speakers' ideas into a cohesive topic.
    • Creating rough draft outlines—i.e., an outline that serves as a precursor to the speech's rough draft—often helps organize and structure speakers' ideas into a cohesive and definitive topic.
    • Rough draft outlines are not always necessary and may even be viewed as redundant.
    • Prior to starting the rough draft outline, some research should be completed.
    • Describe the role and different components of a rough draft outline

  • Wording the Speech

    • A draft is simply your first pass at what you plan to say.
    • Read through your first draft.
    • Once edits have been made, implement those suggestions and changes to your draft.
    • The editing and revising process becomes a cycle of newer drafts.
    • Eventually, the revisions will be done and you will have settled on your final draft.

  • Building a Speech: Starting with an Outline

    • A topic outline is fragmentary—it serves as a prompt, rather than a draft of material to use in the actual speech.
    • Sentence outlines are more detailed than topic outlines, but less detailed than first drafts.

  • The Speaking Outline

    • After putting together a rough draft outline (i.e., the "skeleton" of the speech), writers can then progress to the speaking outline.
    • Unlike the rough draft outline, which includes short notes on structure, the speaking outline covers both the main points and aids the speaker's memory on certain topics.

  • Summary of the Benefits of Public Speaking

    • The process of writing a speech will exercise and strengthen your critical thinking skills, from the research to the actual speech-drafting.

  • Ways of Thinking About Language

    • Devoting yourself to the creation of multiple drafts of your speech ensures that you are honing and refining your speech down to its most effective words and parts.

  • Variations in Abstraction

    • A quick way to test if your speech is too abstract and not specific or concrete enough, share your draft with another person.

  • Matching Personal Style

    • It is also helpful to find volunteer readers for your drafts.

  • Q&A Considerations in Non-Academic Environments

    • The following are a few tips for anticipating questions and drafting answers: