Read these two statements of intent:
“At the end of my speech I want to have persuaded the audience that social networking is damaging face-to-face interpersonal skills.”
“At the end of my speech I want to have persuaded my audience that while social networking has allowed us to connect with more people than at any other time in history, we must be careful that we still maintain an develop interpersonal skills for face-to-face contacts at home, at school and in the workplace.”
Write a short statement of intent for your own speech.