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| systematic arrangement of ideas into a coherent whole |
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| the most important ideas you address in your speech |
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| pattern of organization that traces a sequence of events or ideas |
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| pattern of organization that arranges ideas in terms of location or direction |
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| pattern of organization that describes a cause-and-effect relationship between ideas or events |
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| pattern of organization that identifies a specific problem and offers possible solution |
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| pattern of organization that allows the speaker to divide a topic into subtopics, each of which addresses a different aspect of the larger topic |
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| word or a phrase used to link ideas in a speech |
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| phrase that indicates that a speaker is finished with one idea and is moving on to a new one |
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| statement in the body of a speech that details what the speaker plans to discuss next |
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| statement in the body of a speech that summarizes a point a speaker has already discussed |
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| simple word or statement that indicates where you are in your speech or highlights and important idea |
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| detailed outline a speaker builds when preparing a speech that includes the title, specific purpose, thesis statement, introduction, main points and subpoints, connectives, conclusion, and source citations of the speech |
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| point in a speech that develops an aspect of a main point |
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| point in a speech that develops an aspect of a subpoint |
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| process of arranging points into successive levels, with the points on a specific level having equal importance |
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| process of ranking ideas in order from the most to the least important |
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| condensed form of a preparation outline that you use when speaking |
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