Final Flashcards
What is your speech’s purpose?
to engage with an audience.
How many main points are you allowed to have?
2-5, most consist of 3
What is subordination?
Creating a hierarchy of points and their supporting materials in your speech.
What is coordination?
A speech that has certain points sharing the same level of significance.
What are the following patterns and when are they used?
Spatial- main points represent important aspects of your topic that can be thought of as adjacent to one another in location or geography. Speechs that can be broken down into parts that relate ot one another. Meusem Guide.
Chronological- information in time based sequence. Histroical event or process
Causal- cause and effect reltaionship
Comparisonspeech around major similarities and differences between two events, objects, or situtations. Comparing two things
Categorical- diverse set of main points to support the thesis of your speech.
What is a transition and when/where and how often should you have one?
Sentence that indicates you are moving from one part of your speech to the next. Indicates that one thought is finished and that a new idea is coming.
What is a signpost?
A word or phrase within a sentence that helps your audience understands your speech’s structure.
What are internal previews and internal summaries?
Internal previews- short list of the ideas that will follow, or help the audience remember a particular detailed point.
Internal Summary- a quick review of what you just said in you point.
What are the various types of attention-grabbers?
Tell a story or Anecdote, Offer a striking or provocative statement, build suspense, let listeners know you’re one of them, humor, rhetorical question, quotation.
What does it mean to “signal your thesis”?
Clearly convey you rotpic and purpose in delevering the presentation, further preparing your audience members to listen. Be specific and include a signpost that makes it clear that your attention-getter is finished and you are now revealign your topic.
What is the WIFFM?
Whats in it for me, why your message is relevent to and important for your listener.
How do you establish your credibility?
Showing you have relevant experience and education and that you’ve thoroughly researched the subject area of your speech.
How do you preview your main points?
Brief statement of the main points you will be developing in the body of your speech.
What is the order of all of the above and in which of the three main sections of the speech do they belong? Why are these elements important?
Attention grabber, credibility, WIIFM, thesis
How can you make your preview of main points stronger?
Avoid the use of and and make it in one sentence. Use signpost
Do you need a transition between the third main point and the body of your speech? Why?
Yes, insert some transitional language that signals you’re ready to wrap up your presentation.
Where does the thesis sentence come in the conclusion?
First
What’s a clincher and what should it accomplish?
Something tht leaves a lasting impression of your speech in your listener’s minds.
What are some ways to craft a clincher?
Tie your clicher to the introduction, end with a striking sentence or phrase, highlight your thesis, conclude with an emotional message, end with a story or an anecdote.
What types of outlines are there and when do you use them?
Working Outline: thorough outline used to craft your speech. Practicing you speech
Speaking Outline: shorter outline that expresses your ideas in brief phrases, key words, or abbreviations rather than in complete sentences or detaled phrases. When giving youe speech.
What are you allowed to have on a keyword outline?
Main points, Subpoints and sub-subpoints, abbreviations, evidence, difficult words, transations, delivery notes.
What is the difference between denotative and connotative meanings?
Denotative- exact, literal dictionary definition
Connotative- an association that comes to mind when people hear or read the word.
What is jargon and when should you avoid using it?
Jargon- specialized or technical words or phrase familiar only to people in specific fields or group. When speeking to people not familiar with the terms or subject.
What is the difference between concrete and abstract words?
Concret- specific and suggests exactly what you mean.
Abstract- general and can be confusing and ambiguos for your audience.
Why is repetition effective and how do you use it in a speech?
Saying specific words, phrase, or statemnt ore than once. Helps you grab your audience’s attention and leave listeners with enduring memories of your speech. Repeting words to show emphasis on cerian words.
What is a hypothetical example?
Imagined example or scenario you invite your audinece to consider to help them follow a complictaed point presented immediately afterwards.
