Speech Outline

Hello, everyone!✌

It`s nice to be here again! Today I`d like to present you the outline of my speech about creative thinking techniques. It was my big informative speech, which I`ll anylize later. This outline represents the structure and the main ideas of my talk. 

Creative thinking techniques

Speech Outline

Purpose statement: The purpose of this speech is to inform the audience about the importance of creativity and special techniques for developing it.

Introduction

1. When someone wants you to come up with new ideas, is it easy for you to do so? Or Or do you struggle to do it like that? (Photos on the screen)

A. Generating ideas and being creative is no easy matter.

B. However, creativity is a developable, trainable skill.

2. In my talk I am going to develop 3 main points and answer 3 main questions.

C.     Why is creativity an important life skill?

D.     Why do people find it so difficult to be creative?

E.      What practical tools for developing creative thinking can be applied?

Body

1.     Creativity is a vital life skill.

A.     Most people are born to be creative.

a)  Creativity test results for kids (research study for NASA)

b)  Creativity test results for adults (research study for NASA)

B.  Creativity has many positive benefits for us in all areas of everyday life.

a)  Creativity helps flexibly adapt to changing situations and solve complex problems.

b)  Creativity contributes to personal happiness.

c)   Creativity is the key to success in the work place (survey results from the WEF “Top Ten Skills for Employees”)

2.  People find it difficult to generate new ideas.

A.  Biological blocks to creativity.

a)  Different functions of brain hemispheres.

b)  Left brain predominance (statistics about left brain thinkers)

B.   Social blocks to creativity.

a)  Creativity fades away as we enter the education system.

b)  Fears that prevent adults from being creative.

3.  Creativity can be taught: effective techniques.

A.   Random Input or Random Word (Lateral Thinking)

a)  Powerful technique invented by Edward de Bono.

b)  Steps and rules of applying the technique.

c)   Practical usage of the technique with the audience.

B.  Brainstorming.

a)  Productive method of generating ideas using free associations invented by Alex Osborn.

b)  Steps and rules of applying the technique.

c)   Practical usage of the technique with the audience.

C.      Mind-mapping.

a)  Generating ideas by associations and mapping them on the paper (developed by T. Buzan)

b)  Steps and rules of applying the technique.

D.     Other useful methods for developing creative thinking (short review)

Conclusion

1.     Thus, creativity is an essential life skill that can be developed.

A.   Creative thinking is vital for generating ideas, solving problems and making progress in all spheres of life.

B.   Most adults find it difficult to be creative.

C.   Creativity can be taught at any age through special techniques such as Lateral Thinking, Brainstorming and Mind-mapping.

2.     So, express yourself freely, don`t be afraid or too serious: “Creativity is intelligence having fun” (A. Einstein).