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1.Y Step 1

Gather research that supports your position. Organize it sequentially, so that as you write your speech
one point will follow from another. Support every point in the speech with facts from the research. If
you are writing an affirmative speech, follow steps 3 and 4. If you are writing a negative speech, follow
steps 5 and 6.

2.Y Step 2

Begin a positive constructive speech introduction with an attention-grabber and follow it with a
restatement of the proposition or resolution. Complete the introduction by listing the reasons you agree
with the proposition.

3.Y Step 3

Define the terms you are using in your speech, then give the reasons why you are calling for change; list
them one by one. Follow this with a clear explanation of the planned change. Conclude with a call for
support of the affirmative position.

4.Y Step 4

Remember that a negative constructive speech is a response to the affirmative speech. State the reasons
you are against your opponent's plan and why your opponent's points are wrong. Follow this with a
counter-plan and explain why it is more suitable than the affirmative plan.

5.Y Step 5

Disagree with the definitions given by your opponent and offer your own definitions. State the flaws in
the proposed change one by one: its disadvantages, negative consequences and faulty assumptions.
Conclude with a statement that the affirmative plan must fail or offer a plan of your own.

 


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Saint Valentine of Terni oversees the construction of his basilica at Terni, from a 14th century French
manuscript (BN, Mss fr. 185) Bishop and Martyr Died traditionally ca. 269[1] but see text Venerated in Roman
Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Anglican Communion
Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod Feast February 14 (Roman Catholic Church)
July 30 (Eastern Orthodox Church) Attributes birds; roses; bishop with a crippled or epileptic child at his feet;
bishop with a rooster nearby; bishop refusing to adore an idol; bishop being beheaded; priest bearing a sword;
priest holding a sun; priest giving sight to a blind girl[1] Patronage affianced couples, against fainting, bee
keepers, happy marriages, love, plague, epileptics[1]