Chapter 10 Terms Flashcards
chronological
an organizational style in which main points are organized according to the sequential order in which events or steps occurred
credibility
your listeners perceive you as qualified to discuss your topic because you are believable, competent, and trustworthy
delivery outline
a brief outline intended to jog your memory of your written content when you deliver your presentation
elimination
an organizational style that involves establishing criteria for a solution, demonstrating how alternate solutions fail to meet the criteria, and demonstrating how the proposed solution meets the criteria
familiarity/acceptance
an organizational style that involves establishing criteria and the demonstrating how the criteria are met
formal outline
a detailed and complete outline intended to help you prepare your speech
general purpose
a broad purpose for your speech, which is usually to inform, persuade, or entertain
initial preview
a sentence in the introduction that lets the audience know what is coming in the body of the speech
internal summaries
statements used during the presentation to summarize what you just said
monroe’s motivated sequence
an organizational style that is composed of five steps: attention, need, satisfaction, visualization, and action
primacy and recency
the idea that an audience will most remember what you said first and last
problem-cause-solution
an organizational style used to discuss a problem, the causes of the problem, and possible solutions to address the problem
refutation
an organizational style in which the objections to the thesis are anticipated and rebutted one by one
spatial
an organizational style in which the main points are organized by geographic location or direction
specific purpose
a single concise aspect of your topic and what you hope to accomplish in your presentation
