complaints speech

Guidelines: Topic/Purpose: The tone/motivation should be a kind of “frustrated but able to laugh about it” (like comedians when they vent). This is not about a heavy, serious issue; it is about something that annoys you on an everyday level. This should be a type of experience anyone can understand and/or relate to. For instance: • Gum litter (under desks, on sidewalks, etc). • Nasty public bathrooms • Bratty siblings • Whiny celebrities • Rude drivers • Boring teachers (but NOT Mr. Steve, of course...) • Awkward dates • Commercials/advertising Some examples from my own experience: a) Dog-phobia; b) Bad technical support for computer products; c) Bay Area traffic. Thesis: Your central idea should be a concise statement that declares the essence of your complaint. Here are three different examples for three different topics: - Topic: Dogphobia. Thesis: Californians are way too paranoid about dogs in public places. - Topic: Bad Tech Support: Thesis: Technical support for computer products is too inefficient. - Topic: Bay Area Traffic. Thesis: Traffic in the Bay Area is destroying our quality of life. Organization: You should have 2 or 3... These could be recording of speech extracts, animal noises, conversations, sound effects etc. that liven up the speech.
Always make sure that you have checked the equipment on which you will be playing the sound(s) and check the volume. If you are playing the recording in a large room, you will need to experiment with the volume so that everyone in your audience can hear.
If you have several recordings, develop a system so that you know where to start playing each recording. Nothing is worst than your audience waiting for you to cue up the track!
For certain recordings, you may have to obtain permission from the copyright owner in order to use the recording.
2) Flipcharts
These can be used to write down key points during the speech or they can be pre-prepared and used during the speech.
Use several different coloured