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INTRO #1 #4
I. Football game III. Football game
A. Call the play A. I had heart attack
B. Drop back to pass B. Loaded into ambulance—“stay with us
C. World fades to black kid”
(Transition: Let’s back up 14 years) C. Paddles
D. I was dying
BODY #2 (Transition: This changed my life)
I. Where are you going, Dad?
A. Family splits up when I was 3 CONCLUSION #5
B. $90,000 in custody fights
C. At 9 asked to choose one parent I. Get over it—move on
A. What doesn’t kill me only makes me
(Transition: Time passes, I grow into angry
stronger
young man)
B. Abe Lincoln: “People are just as happy
as they want to be.”
#3
II. When things seem rough, get back on that
II. Adolescence horse and keep riding.
A. Baseball and football
B. Start drinking at 13
C. Beat someone unconscious for insult
(Transition: Back to where we started)

Exhibit 2.3
Speaker’s Note Cards
These notes correspond to Montana Kellmer’s speech found on pages 40–41.

Summary
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Given the preceding framework, commitment, and practice, you should be able
To evaluate your understand-
to comfortably prepare and present your fi rst speech. ing of this chapter, visit our
The essential steps in developing an effective speech are to: Online Learning Center Web
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• Analyze the situation with which you are faced, including both the nature of
your assignment and the audience.
• Decide on a general purpose.
• Choose a topic that is suitable to both the situation and the audience.