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Public Speaking
Chapter 8
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Debate/Speech
Undergraduate 1
09/29/2011

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gain audience attention
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favorable attention
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give audience reason to listen
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show proximity, how info will affect listeners
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reveal topic
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basic purpose of introducing suject
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establish credibility
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be a believable authority and competent speaker
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preview main points
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signpost to help remember point of speech, main idea
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signal end of speech
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final impression, conclusion
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summarize main ideas
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review central and main ideas
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closure
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quality of conclusion that makes a speech "sound finished"
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anecdote
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illustration or story
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rhetorical question
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question intended to provoke thought, rather than elicit an answer
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purposes of intro
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get audience attention, give audience a reason to listen, introduce subject, establish credibility, preview main ideas
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three purposes of conclusion
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summarize speech, provide closure, reemphasize central idea in a memorable way
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intro and conclusion elements
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illustrations, quotations, personal references
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humor
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appreciation for being invited, irony, incredulity, focus on audience
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