Revising Your Speech

Here's how to revise your speech: 

1. COMPLETE YOUR FIRST DRAFT!

2. Examine the grading rubric below.  Compare the expectations for a level 4 in each category with your first draft.  Ask yourself what you can do to improve on each section.  Make changes as necessary.  

3. Ask someone you trust to read through your first draft and give you SPECIFIC, DETAILED, feedback about each category and what you can do to improve your writing. 

4. Go back to your draft to re-write, edit, and make changes to improve your writing.  

After you've gone through this process several times, with several different people reading your work, you should be able to produce a REVISED DRAFT that is ready for proofreading.