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| the process of selecting and arranging the main ideas and supporting material to be presented in the speech in a manner that makes it easy for the audience to understand |
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| complete sentence representations of the main ideas used in your thesis statement |
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| a one or two-sentence summary of your speech that states your general and specific goals and previews the main points of your speech |
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| a sentence representation of the hierarchial and sequential relationships between the ideas presented in a speech |
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| wording in more than one sentence that follows the same structural pattern, often using the same introductory words |
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| time, or sequential order |
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| organizing the main points by a chronological sequence, or by steps in a process |
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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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| organizing the main points of the speech by categories or divisions of a subject |
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| emphasizes when the main points provide proof supporting the thesis statement |
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| words, phrases, or sentences that show the relationship between or bridge ideas. |
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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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| describes the behavior you want your listeners to follow after they have heard your arguments |
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Summary of main ideas, leaving vivid
impressions, appeal to action |
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| Methods of gaining attention |
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Startling statement, rhetorical questions,
personal reference, quotation, stories |
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| Goals of the introduction |
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Getting attention, stating the thesis,
establishing your credibility, setting a
tone, creating a bond of goodwill |
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