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Chapter 6 - Organizing and Outlining Flashcards

1
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what is the maximum number of main points you should have in your speech

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5

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2
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in this class, what is the safe number of main points

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3

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3
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for short speeches, if appropriate, how many main points can you have

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2

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4
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what are the steps of organization in public speaking

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grouping, labeling, and ordering

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5
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true or false: before you can label your main points clearly or put information in the right order, you have to group information

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true

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6
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a piece of information that does not fit into a group

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extraneous

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7
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what is the best way of adult learning and listening

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chunking

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8
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what is chunking

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grouping steps into categories

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9
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true or false: labeling is an iterative process

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true; you tweak your labeling for clarity

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10
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standard ways of organizing categories

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patterns of organization

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11
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does the specific purpose give shape to organization of a speech

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yes

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12
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what does at the top of an outline

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specific purpose

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13
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chronological pattern

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an organizational pattern for speeches in which the main points are arranged in time order

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14
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two reasons for chronological speeches

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for understanding and action and instruction

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15
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how many groups should you chunk information into

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three to five

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spatial pattern

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an organizational pattern for speeches in which the main points are arranged according to movement in space or direction

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17
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true or false: grouping does not help keep a speech simple

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false; KISS

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18
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KISS

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keep it simple, speaker

19
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what is the key to spatial organization

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be logical in progression rather than jumping around

20
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what is the most all-purpose organizational pattern

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topical organization pattern

21
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climax organization

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putting your strongest argument or most important point last

22
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words of causal order (found in specific purpose)

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causes, origins, roots of, foundations, basis, grounds, source

23
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words of effect order (found in specific purpose)

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effects, results, outcomes, consequences, products

24
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true or false; you cannot have cause and effect order

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false

25
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what is the principle behind problem-solution patterns

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if you explain a problem, you should not leave the audience hanging without solutions

26
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what is the first reason to persuade someone to act

A

something is wrong

27
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should you keep equal emphasis and time for each main point

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yes

28
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parallelism

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the repetition of grammatical structures that correspond in sound, meter, and meaning

29
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should you write your main points in full sentences

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yes

30
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when should you write your introduction?

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when your core or body of the speech is fairly solid in your mind

31
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ad lib

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leave to chance, without preparation

32
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connectives

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a phrase or sentence that connects various parts of a speech and shows the relationship between them

33
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what does connectives help do?

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add to planned redundancy, help the audience listen, retain information, and follow structure

34
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what all can connectives include?

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internal summaries, signposting, internal previews, or bridging statements

35
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internal summaries

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a type of connective that emphasizes what has come before and reminds the audience of what has been covered

36
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internal previews

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a type of connective that emphasizes what is coming up next in the speech and what to expect with regard to the context

37
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transitions

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a type of connective that serves as a bridge between disconnected (but related) material in a speech

38
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signposts

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a type of connective that emphasizes physical movement through the speech content and lets the audience know exactly where they are; commonly uses terms such as first, second, finally

39
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mile marker of a speech

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signposts

40
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bridging statements

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a type of connective that emphasizes moving the audience psychologically to the next part of a speech

41
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in public speaking, should connectives be a sentence or two or just a word or phrase

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sentence or two

42
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preparation outlines

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comprehensive outlines that include all information included in the speech

43
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what type of speaking does most speech classes include

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extemporaneous

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