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In this special This morning,
Today, I will
inform you occasion, I am I’d like to
about the ... going to present about
deliver ... …

Here are some examples of revealing the topic of the speech and mentioning
the thesis statement:
 Today, I will inform you 3 reasons why smoking is dangerous.
 This morning, I’d like to present two benefits in consuming vegetables.
 In this special occasion, I am going to deliver some reasons why students
should not come late to class.

4. Stating the speech outline
Outlining our speech will ease the audience in listening to it. Here are several
marks that we can use to outline our speech.

Finally, I’ll
To start with, Then, I’ll After that, I’ll summarize
I’ll explain … mention… … my
presentation.

B Body of the Speech Text

After getting the audience’s attention and revealing your topic, we are ready to
move into the body of our speech. In some speeches, the body seems to organize itself. If
we are telling a story about a significant experience in our life, we will relate the events
chronologically, in the order they occurred. The number of body in the speech will
depend on the thesis statement.
1. Transitions

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In writing the body, it is important to use a transition word. Transitions are words
or phrases that indicate a speaker has just completed one thought and moves on to
another. Technically, the transitions state both the idea the speaker is leaving and the

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