Chapter 9 Vocab

Question 1

strategic organization

Answer 1

putting a speech together in a particular way to achieve a particular result with a particular audience

Question 2

main points

Answer 2

the major points developed in the body of the speech (most speeches contain two to five main points)

Question 3

spatial order

Answer 3

a method of speech organization in which the main points follow a directional pattern

Question 4

causal order

Answer 4

a method of speech organization in which the main points show a cause-effect relationship

Question 5

problem-solution order

Answer 5

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

Question 6

topical order

Answer 6

a method of speech organization in which the main points divide the topic into logical and consistent subtopics

Question 7

supporting materials

Answer 7

the materials used to support a speaker’s ideas (examples, statistics, and testimony)

Question 8

connective

Answer 8

a word or phrase that connects the ideas of a speech and indicates the relationships among them

Question 9

types of connectives

Answer 9

1. transition 2. internal preview 3. internal summary 4. signpost

Question 10

transition

Answer 10

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

Question 11

internal preview

Answer 11

a statement in the body of the speech that lets the audience know what the speaker is going to discuss next

Question 12

internal summary

Answer 12

a statement in the body of the speech that summarizes the speaker’s preceding point or points

Question 13

signpost

Answer 13

a very brief statement that indicates where a speaker is in the speech or that focuses attention on key ideas