Speak Up! Chapter 10 (Key Terms and Review Questions)

Summary

A brief review of the speech's main points; used in the conclusion of a speech to help an audience remember what they've heard.

Preview

A brief statement of the main points a speaker will be presenting in his or her speech; tells an audience what to expect, and helps them visualize the structure of a speech.

Rhetorical Question

A question a speaker expects listeners to answer in their heads; used to capture an audience's attention and get them thinking about the speaker's topic.

Briefly explain the five major functions of a good introduction.

Gain your audience's attention, signals your thesis, shows the relevance of the topic for your audience, establishes your credibility, and previews your main points.

Attention-Getter

Material intended to capture an audience's interest at the start of a speech. Techniques a speaker can use to get an audience's attention include telling a story or an anecdote, offering a striking or provocative statement, building suspense, letting listeners know he or she is one of them, using humor, asking a rhetorical question, or providing a quotation.

Clincher

Something that leaves a lasting impression of a speech in listeners' minds, usually used as the second element in a speech conclusion. To go out with a bang, a speaker can extend a story or an anecdote he or she used at the start of the speech, relay a new story or anecdote, end with a striking phrase or sentance, or conclude with an emotional message.

Describe seven specific strategies you can use to create and attention-getting introduction.

Tell a story or an anecdote, offer a striking or provocative statement, build suspense, let listeners know you're one of them, use humor, ask a rhetorical question, and provide a quotation.

Offer five types of memorable clinchers.

Tie your clincher to the introduction, end with a striking sentence or phrase, Highlight your thesis, conclude with an emotional message, and end with a story or an anecdote.

What three steps must you take to develop a solid conclusion?

Transition, Summarize, and Clincher.