Crafting Your Core Message: Defining Your Purpose and Thesis.

This focuses on identifying the specific goal of the speech and formulating a clear, concise central idea.

Welcome to Lesson 3, where we move from big ideas to a single, powerful message! In "Crafting Your Core Message," we'll focus on the heart of your speech. This is where you'll learn to define your purpose—what you want to achieve—and formulate a clear, concise central idea, or thesis. By the end of this lesson, you'll know how to distill everything you want to say into a single, undeniable point that drives your entire speech.

• Define Your Purpose: Learn the difference between speaking to inform, persuade, or entertain, and why knowing your goal is the first step to success.
• The Power of One: Discover how to distill all of your information into a single, focused thesis statement that serves as the foundation of your entire speech.
• Clarity is Key: Understand why a clear and concise core message is essential for your audience to grasp and remember your main point.
• Guiding Your Content: See how your thesis statement acts as a roadmap, helping you decide what content to include and what to leave out.

1.  1 Corinthians 14:8: "For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?"
2. Proverbs 16:23: "The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips."
3. Proverbs 15:2: "The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness."

These verses highlight the value of clarity, purposefulness, and thoughtful preparation in communication, which are central to the concepts of defining your speaking purpose and formulating a concise thesis.