Organizing%20a%20Speech

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Organizing a Speech
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Importance of Organization

• For the speaker
• helps you to understand the relationships between
  ideas
• organization and critical thinking are connected
  -- and an important asset in life
• enhances audiences perception of your competence
  and trustworthiness
• you will be more successful if you are organized!

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Importance of Organization, cont.

• For the Audience
• well-organized speeches are easier to comprehend
• well-organized speeches make key points easier to
  remember

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Main Points

• Should be selected carefully
• Should be few in number (2-5)
• Should be organized strategically to achieve the
  speakers purpose

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Ordering Main Points

• Chronologically
• Spatially
• Cause-Effect
• Problem-Solution
• Topically

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Supporting Materials

• Must be well organized
• Details and evidence must be directly relevant to
  the main points they support

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Connectives

• Words or phrases that join one thought to another
  and indicate the relationship between them.
• 4 Types
• transitions (e.g., in addition to, now that
  you have seen, since we know, let us turn)
• internal previews
• internal summaries
• signposts