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| chronological organization |
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| based on sequential order, according to when each step or event occurred or should occur |
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| If your main ideas are natural divisions of your central idea, you will probably arrange them according to this. It may be simple or arbitrary arrangement of main ideas that are fairly equal in importance |
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| this suggests that the audiences remember best what they hear last |
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| suggests that you discuss your most convincing or least controversial idea first |
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| moving from simple ideas and processes to more complex |
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| means arranging items according to their location, position, or direction |
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| Cause-and-effect organization |
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| refers to two related patterns: identifying a situation and then discussing the resulting effects and presenting a situation and then exploring its causes |
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| problem-and-solution organization |
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| you want either to explore how best to solve the problem or to advocate a particular solution |
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| this principle suggests that you offer your specific information and follow it by your general explanation or make your general explanation first and then support it with your specific illustrations |
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| hypothetical illustrations, descriptions, explanations, definitions, analogies, and opinions |
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| factual examples and statistics |
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| organizational cues for their ears |
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| this "tells them what you're going to tell them"- it is a statement of what is to come |
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| usually presented in conjunction with, and sometimes as part of, the central idea |
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| various points throughout a presentation. These introduce and outline ideas that will be developed as the presentation progresses |
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| signals to an audience that a speaker is moving from one idea to the next |
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| words or phrases that show relationships between ideas in your presentation |
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| might take the form of a facial expression, a pause, a change in vocal pitch or speaking rate, or movement |
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| a recap of what has been said |
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| occur within and throughout a presentation and reap what has been said so far in the presentation |
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| a final opportunity to hear and remember your main ideas |
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| this should convince your audience to listen to you. More specifically, it must perform five functions: get the audience's attention, introduce the topic, give the audience a reason to listen, establish your credibility, and preview your main ideas |
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| leaves an equally important final impression |
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| a sense that the presentation is finished |
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| a fairly detailed outline of central idea, main ideas, and supporting material and may also include the specific purpose, introduction, and conclusion |
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| uses numbered and lettered headings and subheadings, lets you become more aware of the exact relationships among various main ideas, subpoints, and supporting material in your presentation |
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| this should provide all the notes you will need to make your presentation as you have planned, without being so detailed that you will be tempted to read it rather than speak to your audience |
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| these will remind you to communicate the nonverbal messages you have planned |
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