The benefits of brainstorming include:
- Develop a new project
- Work on a team
- Break the cycle of writer's block
- Share ideas with team members
- Be collaborative
- Practice social skills
- Generate ideas for a speech or topic for an essay
- Prepare for writing on a particular topic
- Organize thoughts
- Connect ideas
- Practice graphic organizing skills
- Decide what topic to present
Speech Writing Process
Appendix B
How to brainstorm:
Relax for a minute and clear your mind. When you feel relaxed, begin writing anything. Don’t worry about spelling or grammar. Don’t write in complete sentences. Don't worry about what others will say.
A brainstorm can look be a list, a group of words or an idea. There is no right or wrong way to brainstorm. Just keep your mind open and write everything you can think of for 3-4 minutes. Say whatever is on your mind.
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