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1
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The process of structuring the material to be presented in the speech

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Organizing

2
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Complete sentence representations of the main ideas used in your thesis and preview statement

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Main points

3
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A one or two sentence summary of your speech that states your general and specific goals and the previews the main points of your speech

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Thesis statement

4
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A sentence representation of the sequential and hierarchical relationships between the ideas presented in a speech.

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Speech outline

5
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A logical way to structure information that makes it easy for an audience to follow what is said

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Organizational pattern

6
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Organizing the main points by a chronological sequence or by steps in a process

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Time (a.k.a sequential or chronological) order

7
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Dramatizes the thesis using a story or series of stories that includes characters, settings, and a plot

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Narrative order

8
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Structures the main points using some logical relationship among them

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Topical order

9
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Structures the main points as reasons for accepting the thesis as desirable or true

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Logical reasons order

10
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Statements that elaborate on a main point

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Subpoints

11
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Developmental material you gathered through secondary and primary research

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Supporting material

12
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A piece of information that informs listeners why the main point is related to them or why they should care about the topic or point

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Listener relevance link

13
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Words, phrases, or sentences that show the relationship between or bridge ideas

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Transitions

14
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Complete sentence that shows the relationship between or bridges major parts of the speech

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Section transition

15
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Short word or phrase transitions that connect pieces of supporting material to the main point or subpoint they address

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Signposts

16
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A shocking expression or example used to arouse the audiences interest

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Startling statement

17
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Requests for information that encourage the audience to think about something related to your topic

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Questions

18
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A question that doesn’t require an overt response

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Rhetorical question

19
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A question that demands an overt response from the audience

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Direct question

20
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An account of something that has happened or could happen

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Story

21
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Anecdote or a piece of word play designed to be funny and make people laugh

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Joke

22
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A brief account of something that happened to you or a hypothetical situation that listeners can imagine themselves in

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Personal reference

23
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A comment made by and attributed to someone other than the speaker

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Quotation

24
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An act designed to highlight and arouse interest in a topic

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Action

25
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Wording your attention-getter so that it generates uncertainty and excites the audience

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Suspense

26
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A one of two sentence statement that provides a sense of closure by driving home the importance of your speech in a memorable way

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Clincher

27
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Describes the behavior you want your listeners to follow after they have heard your arguments

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Appeal to action