Chapter 9 Flashcards
Putting a speech together in a particular way to achieve a particular result with a particular audience.
Strategic Organization
The major points developed in the body of a speech.
Main Points
A method of speech organization in which the main points follow a time pattern.
Chronological Order
A method of speech organization in which the main points follow a directional pattern.
Spatial Order
A method of speech organization in which the main points show a cause-effect relationship.
Causal Order
A method of speech organization in which the first main point deals with the existence of a problem and the second main point presents a solution to the problem.
Problem-Solution Order
A method of speech organization in which the main points divide the topic into logical and consistent subtopics.
Topical Order
The materials used to support a speaker’s ideas.
Supporting Materials
A word or phrase that connects the ideas of a speech and indicates the relationships among them.
Connective
A word or phrase the indicates when a speaker has finished one thought and is moving on to another.
Transition
A statement in the body of the speech that lets the audience know what the speaker is going to discuss next.
Internal Preview
A statement in the body of the speech that summarizes the speaker’s preceding point or points.
Internal Summary
A very brief statement that indicates where a speaker is in the speech or that focuses attention on key ideas.
Signpost
