Andrew Dlugan's Six Power Principles for Speech Editing

• The central message of the speech is not clear.
• The examples and supporting details in the speech are confusing.
• The speech is all over the place, with the speaker talking endlessly as if no one was listening to him/her.
• The speech should be short, simple, and clear by eliminating unrelated stories and sentences and using simple words.
• The flow of the presentation should be smooth by adding transition words and phrases.
• The speech should be interesting by shifting tone and style from formal to conversational and vice-versa, moving around the stage, or adding humor.
• The speech should be memorable by using strategies such as surprise, vivid descriptive images, well-crafted and memorable lines, and figure of speech.
• Rehearsing the speech gives an opportunity to identify what works and what does not work for you and for your target audience.
• Strategies for rehearsing the speech include reading it aloud, recording for your own analysis or for your peers and coaches to give feedback on your delivery.