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Speech Vocab Ch 11-13

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arrangement
the strategic process of deciding how to order speech points into a coherent and convincing pattern for your topic and audience
Outlining
the physical process of plotting those speech points on the page in hierarchical order of importance.
Introduction
establishes the purpose of the speech and shows its relevance to the audience
body
presents main points that are intended to fulfill the speech purpose; developed with various kinds of supporting material to fulfill this purpose
conclusion
ties the purpose and the main points together; brings closure to the speech
transitions
words, phrases or sentences that tie the speech ideas together and enable the speaker to move smoothly from one point to the next
main points
express the key ideas and major themes of the speech; represent each of the main elements or claims being made in support of the speech topic
Parallel form
similar grammatical form and style (as in main points)
supporting points
represent the supporting material you have gathered to fill out or justify the main points and lead the audience to accept the purpose of the speech
indentation
indicates that supporting points appear in a subordinate position to main points
Roman Numeral Outline
main points (I,II,III)
supporting points (A,B,C)
third-level points (1,2,3)
fourth-level points (a,b,c)
unity
contains only those points that are implied by the purpose and thesis statement
coherence
clarity and logical consistency; follows logically from intro to conclusion
Coordination and subordination
the logical placement of ideas relative to their importance to one another
balance
appropriate emphasis or weight be given to each part of the speech relative to other parts and to the theme
Full-sentence transitions
are especially effective when moving from one point to another
Restate-forecast form
a transition that restates the point just covered and previews the next point to be covered
rhetorical questions
a question that doesn't invite an actual response but just makes the audience think
preview statement
a statement in the introduction of a speech that identifies the main points to be discussed in the body
internal previews
can be used to alert to audience from one topic to another
internal summary
draws together ideas before proceeding to another speech point
topical pattern of arrangement
the main points can be arranged in any order without affecting each other or the speech purpose negatively
chronological pattern of arrangement
follows the natural sequential order of the main points
spatial pattern of arrangement
main points are arranged in order of their physical proximity or direction relative to each other
Problem-solution pattern of arrangement
organizes main points both to demonstrate the nature and significance of a problem and to provide justification for a proposed problem
Narrative pattern of arrangement
consists of a story or a series of short stories, replete with characters, settings, plot, and vivid imagery; often have other arrangement techniques incorporated in
circular pattern of arrangement
the speaker develops one idea, which leads to another, which leads to a third and so forth until she arrives back at the speech thesis
working outline
refine and finalize the specific purpose and thesis statements, firm up and organize main points, and develop supporting points to substantiate them
speaking outline
the outline you will use when actually delivering the speech
sentence outline
each main and supporting point is stated in sentence form as a declarative sentence
phrase outline
uses a partial construction of the sentence form of each point, instead of using complete sentences that present precise wording for each point
key-word outlines
uses the smallest possible units of understanding to outline the main and supporting points
delivery cues
brief reminder notes
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