Organizing and outlining your ideas/Chapter 6 Flashcards
equality pattern
giving equal time to each point
strongest point pattern
spend most time on first point, less on second point, and even less on the last
primacy effect
belief that your first point is the one listeners will remember most
progressive pattern
progression from least important to most important
recency effect
belief that last point will be the one the audience remembers
past-present-future pattern
provide perspective for a topic or issue that has relevant history and future direction or potential
spatial organization
sequence of ideas moves from one physical point to another
-to be effective, you must follow a consistent directional path
cause-and-effect
can focus specifically on why something happened and what the consequences of the event or action were
problem-solution
present audience with a problem and then examine one or more solutions
topical organization
nature and scope of your topic dictate the pattern of your approach
what are transitions?
verbal bridges between ideas
- words, phrases or sentences that tell your audience how ideas relate
- critical because they clarify direction of speech
internal previews
extended transitions that tell the audience, in general terms, what you will say next
internal summaries
follow a main point and act as reminders; useful to clarify or emphasize what you have just said
what is parallelism
refers to how you construct your sentences
-true parallel means your intro and conclusion are related
what is coordination
your main points
