Chapter 5 Public Speaking

An infinitive phrase is a single infinitive phrase that states precisely what a speaker hopes to accomplish in his or her speech.

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The central idea is what a speaker wants the audience to remember after it has forgotten everything else in a speech.

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The residential message is a one-sentence statement that sums up or encapsulates the major ideas of a speech.

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There are 5 different brainstorming procedures you can use.

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When choosing a topic, you don't need to determine the general purpose of the speech.

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A topic is the subject of a speech.

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Brainstorming is a method of generating ideas for speech topics by free association of words and ideas.

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The central idea is sometimes often also called thesis statement, the subject sentence, or the major thought.

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The central idea refines and sharpens your specific purpose.

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The central idea should be expressed in a full sentence, should not be in the form of a question, should avoid figurative language, and should not be vague or overly general.

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The first step in speech making is choosing a topic.

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The general purpose is the broad goal of the speech.

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The specific purpose of a speech is what you hope to accomplish.

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The specific purpose statement should be a full infinitive phrase; be worded as a statement, not a question; avoid figurative language; concentrate on one distinct idea; not be vague or general.

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You should avoid figurative language in your purpose statement.

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