* ORATION
** OBJECTIVES
** CONTENT
*** PERSUASIVE ORATORY
Choosing a topic for Original Oratory is often a challenge,
Many competitors write about  subjects that they think will
get  under their  audience's skin,  But the  most important
element of O.O. is to choose  a topic that has affected you
personally, If you  give a persuasive oratory  focused on a
cause.

   1, Start off with a brillliant introduction
   
       One of the best ways to begin your speech is with an
       anecdote  -  a  brief,  but detailed  account  of  a
       personal  experience  your've   had  or  a  personal
       experience someone  close t you has  had, DOn't just
       make something up that you  think sounds good, or it
       will  come  across  as  phony,  Think  of  memorable
       moments in  your life that share  themes others will
       be able  to connect  with, Tell  the story  and then
       lead into  more thorough  discussion of  your topic,
       This shows  your audience  that you care  about your
       cause and you are invested in your topic

    2. Narrow it down

         In a  cause oratory,  you can't simply  talk about
         one huge  issue, such as  world hunger, you  have to
         narrow  it  down  to something  your  audience  can
         identify with a local  level, For example, you might
         begin an oratory with a personal recollection of how
         harrowing  and  humbling it  is  to  see a  homeless
         person on the  side of the street  begging for food,
         then transition into tlaking about what homelessness
         as a  whole is, how  it affects people and  what you
         can do about it

     3. Decide on a few core points you want to get across

         You should, of course, have one main idea, you want
         to convey in your  speech, such as "homelessness is
         bad and we can fix it" but oyu couldbreak this down
         into smaller  sections to  makei t easier  for your
         audience  to  digest:  "homeless  affects  everyone
         (current unemployment rates and foreclosures, women
         and   children   affected)  homelessness   is   not
         harmless,  people all  over  the  world are  making
         strides to end homelessness

         Try to come up with three main reasons that support
         your argument,  and stress those  points throughout
         you speech, backing them up with examples

      4. Discuss opposition if any
         
         If you're  aruging for  a cuase other  people care
         about, chances are that  some people will disagree
         with  your  opinion,  you   need  to  address  the
         opposition or  counterargument and then  develop a
         brief rebuttal to that, also dont trash talk while
         doing this
     
       5. ?

          Once again,  state the core thoughts  you want to
          get  across  in  your oratory,  Then  bring  your
          audience  full-circle  and  remind  them  of  the
          anecdote you  used to start off  the speech, This
          is the more effective way..