SPC 205 Ch. 9 Organizing the Body of the Speech

How many main points should classroom speeches contain?

2 to 5

Jacinta will be giving a speech about the Battle of Bunker Hill. She plans to present her points by starting with a discussion of the events leading up to the battle and end by talking about events that happened immediately after the battle. What method is Jacinta using to organize her speech?

Chronological order

Ann gave 10% of her time to Point I, 15% of her time to Point II, and 75% of her to Point III. What does this division indicate?

Point I and Point II may not need to be main points, Ann's main points are not balanced

Which of the following are true of signposts?

They are frequently just numbers, they are brief statements that indicate exactly where you are in a speech

Topical order is when you organize your speech

by dividing the speech topic into subtopics, each of which is a main point

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

separate

An internal preview

lets the audience know with some detail what the speaker will discuss next, works just like a preview statement in a speech introduction but in the body of the speech

If your main point is "Olives have a long history as a staple in the human diet," which of the following would be appropriate supporting points

Olives have been eaten in Crete since at least 3,000 BCE, For centuries, olives have been turned into cooking oil

Assume the first two main points of your speech are "Online advertising can reduce marketing costs," and "Online advertising can be changed quickly." Which of the following examples would be an example of your third point in parallel form?

Online advertising can reach a wide audience.

Which of the following statements are true concerning the main points of a speech?

They should be arranged strategically, they are the central features of the speech, they should be worded precisely

A word or phrase that indicates when a speaker has finished one thought and is moving on to another

transition

Transitions, internal previews, internal summaries, and signposts

help connect one thought to another in a speech.

When a speech uses __________ order, it is divided into two main parts. The first of these parts discusses the existence of an issue, while the second proposes a way to fix the issue

problem-solution

Which organizational pattern first looks at factors that result in an event, then looks at the effects of the event?

Causal

Which of the following does an internal summary do?

Reminds listeners of what they just heard

Strategic organization helps speeches be more effective. Which of the following are positive effects of strategic organization?

The audience better understands the speech, the speaker has more confidence, the audience believes the speaker is more competent

Henry is giving a speech on exhibits at the local zoo and wants to discuss the exhibits in order readers would see them if they were to follow the main path through the zoo. Henry will be using __________ order for his speech organization.

spatial

In which method of speech arrangement does a speaker narrate a series of events in the order in which they occurred?

Chronological order

The strategic organization of a speech is closely related to

critical thinking