SUBJECT-MATTER EXPERTS

Besides making sure that the speech makes sense and is well written, you will also want to make sure that it is substantively correct. Are your facts and concepts about the rain forest, for example, correct? The quickest and most reliable way to ensure substantive correctness is to ask experts on the topic—subject-matter experts—to review your draft outline.

Do you want experts to check the grammar, syntax and spelling of your outline? No. First, because it would bog them down by taking too long—wasting valuable time that could be used checking substance. Someone else can handle the editorial side later. Second, the subject-matter experts are experts in their field, not English. They may be totally incapable of any reliable ...

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