Chapter 14: Organizing, Writing, and Outlining Presentations

This set of flashcards covers the key concepts from Chapter 14 focusing on organizing, writing, and outlining presentations.

What are the chapter outcomes related to organizing a speech?

Organize and support main points, choose an appropriate organizational pattern, and move smoothly from point to point.

What is the primary purpose of main points in a speech?

They are the central claims that support your specific purpose and thesis statement.

What should each main point in a speech represent?

Each main point should be one major idea.

What organizational patterns can be used for a speech?

Chronological, topical, spatial, problem-solution, cause-effect, narrative, and motivated sequence patterns.

What is the primacy-recency effect?

It suggests that you should save your best point for last.

What are transitions used for in a speech?

They help connect your points by indicating relationships between them.

What are some methods to capture an audience's attention in an introduction?

Using surprise, telling a story, starting with a quote, asking a question, or making them laugh.

What is one key component to include in a strong conclusion?

Signal the end with a transitional phrase and reinforce your topic, purpose, and main points.

What is the function of an outline in speech preparation?

To confirm that points are arranged clearly, ensure research is cited, and assist in speech delivery.

What styles of outlines can be used?

Sentence outlines, phrase outlines, and key-word outlines.