The Art of Public Speaking - Chapter 9

How many main points should most speeches contain?

2 to 5

Which of the following are some of the positive effects of stategic organization?

The audience believes the speaker is more confident, the audience better understands the speech, and the speaker has more confidence.

Because main points are the central features of your speech, you should select them carefully, phrase them precisely , and

arrange them strategically

A speech about the causes and effects of earthquakes would most likely be organized in __________ order.

causal

What type of organizational pattern would you be using if you presented a speech in which the first main point covers those things that lead to diabetes and the second and final main point descrives the nature of the disease?

causal

When the speaker wants to let the audience know what topic will be discussed next in the speech, what type of connective would likely be used?

internal preview

A statement in the body of the speech that summarizes the speaker's preceding point or points is called a(n)

internal summary

While working on the body of your speech, you realize that the process you have just discussed is complex, so you decide to review the steps of the process before going to your next point. What type of connective would you likely add?

internal summary

Supporting materials should be well-organized and directly relevant to the __________ that they are supporting.

main points

When a set of main points follows a consistent pattern of wording throughout, it can be described as __________.

parallel

The problem-solution pattern of organization for ordering main points is primarily used for __________ speeches.

persuasive

A connective statement in the middle of a speech that explains what you are about to discuss is called an internal

preview

When deciding the order of main points in your speech you should consider 3 thing: your topic, your audience, and your

purpose

A speaker who combines two ideas into one main point is not following the guidelines for keeping main points

separate

When you are giving a speech and say, "My first point is," which of the following are you using?

signpost

If you are giving a speech whose specific purpose is "to inform my audience how to travel from region to region," which organizational pattern would you likely use?

spatial

The order of main points that follows a directional pattern is callled

spatial order

If you decide to use a chronological order of main points in your speech, you are using an arrangement based on a(n) __________ pattern.

time

A speech about the 4 major factors to consider when choosing a cell phone would most likely be arranged in __________ order.

topical

Which organizational pattern would be most effective for arranging the main points of a speech that describes the events in a gymnastics competition?

topical

Words or phrases that join one thought to another and indicate the relationship betweent them are called __________.

transitions