Speech Chapter 7 & 8 Definitions
Internal Preview
Statement in the speech body that lets the audience know what the speaker is going to discuss next
Internal Summary
Statement in the speech body that summarizes the preceding point or points
Testimony
Quotations or paraphrases used to support a speech
Quoting out of context
Quoting a statement in such a way as to distort its meaning by removing the statement from the words and phrases surrounding it.
Brief Example
A specific case referred to in passing to illustrate a point.
Example
A specific case used to illustrate or represent a group of people, ideas, conditions, experiences.
Extended Example
A story, narrative, or anecdote developed at some length to illustrate a point.
Hypothetical Example
An example that describes an imaginary or fictitious situation.
Statistics
Numerical data
Strategic Organization
Putting a speech together in a certain way to achieve a certain result with a certain audience.
Peer testimony
Testimony from ordinary people with firsthand experience or insight on a topic
Expert Testimony
Testimony from people who are recognized experts in their fields
Direct Quotation
Testimony that is presented word for word
Signpost
Very brief statement that indicates where a speaker is in the speech or that focuses attention on key ideas
Connective
Word or phrase that connects the ideas of a speech and indicates the relationship between them
Transition
Word or phrase that indicates when a speaker has finished one thought and is moving on to another
Mean
average value of a group of numbers
Main Points
major points developed in the body of a speech. Most speeches contain 2-5 of these.
Supporting Materials
materials used to support a speaker's ideas- examples, statistics and testimony.
Median
middle number in a group of numbers arranged from highest to lowest or lowest to highest
Mode
number that occurs most frequently in a group of numbers
Topical Order
speech organization in which main points divide the topic into logical and consistent sub-topics
Problem-solution Order
speech organization in which the first main point deals with the existence of a problem and the second presents a solution to the problem
Causal Order
speech organization in which the main points follow a cause-effect relationship
Spatial Order
speech organization in which the main points follow a directional pattern
Chronological Order
speech organization in which the main points follow a time pattern