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internal preview
a phrase or sentence that gives an audience an idea of what is to come within a section of a speech
introduction, body and conclusion
three parts of a speech
psychological speech pattern
"a" leads to "b" and "b" leads to "c"
signposts
a guide a speaker gives her or his audience to help the audience keep up with the content of a speech
transition
a phrase or sentence that indicates that a speaker is moving from one main point to another main point in a speech
specific purpose
a sentence incorporating the general purpose, the specific audience for the speech, and a prepositional phrase that summarizes the topic
transition
a sentence where the speaker summarizes what was said in one point and previews what is going to be discussed in the next point
fewer
are more or less main points better
main points have clear locations
basic reason to choose the spatial speech pattern
introduction
establishes the topic and whets your audience's appetite
categories
function as a way to help the speaker organize the message in a consistent fasion
biographical speech pattern
generally used when a speaker wants to describe a person's life
two to three
how many main points do they suggest
internal summary
is delivered to remind an audience of what they just heard within the speech
spatial speech pattern
organizes information according to how things fit together in a physical space
chronological speech pattern
places the main idea in the time order in which items appear-whether backward or forward
chunking
process involving taking smaller chunks of information and putting them together with like chunks to create more fully developed chunks of information
strategic
refers to determining what is important or essential to the overall plan or purpose of your speech
general purpose
refers to the broad goal for creating and delivering the speech
internal preview
speaker highlights what he or she is going to discuss within a specific main point during a speech
transitions, internal previews, internal summaries and signposts
specific techniques speakers can use to make following a speech easier for an audience
specific purpose
starts with one of those broad goals (inform, persuade, or entertain) and then further informs the listener about the who,what,when, why, and how of the speech
parallel structure
structuring your main points so they sound similar, it's simply easier for your audiences to remember your main points and retain them for later
main points
the key ideas you present to enable your speech to accomplish its specific purpose
body
the real "meat" of your speech
to inform, to persuade, or to entertain
the speech can have one of three general purposes
comparison/contrast speech pattern
this pattern clearly lends itself easily to two main points, and you can create a third point by giving basic information about what is being compared and what is being contrasted
goal of categorical/topical speech pattern
to create categories (or chunks) of information that go together to help support your original specific purpose
cause and effect
two main points in a causal speech
causal speech pattern
used to explain cause-and-effect relationships
conclusion
wraps everything up at the end of your speech
problem-cause solution speech pattern
you describe a problem, identify what you believe is causing the problem, and then recommend a solution to correct the problem