Exam 13: D: Organizing, Outlining, and Writing Presentations

Most audiences prefer a speaker to keep the organization, including the main points, of their speech a mystery so that they are not burdened with too many details in the introduction of the speech.

Every speech should have three main points.

Research suggests that audiences usually remember the middle points of a speech better than the first and last points.

The motivated sequence is based on the psychological elements of advertising.

Each main point should focus on two or three different ideas.

Anecdotes can be used effectively as the opening of a speech as long as they are vividly told and are clearly related to the topic of the speech.

Repetition of well-crafted sentences or specific terms and phrases can help leave a memorable impression on the speaker's audience.

The authors of the textbook advise that speakers include brief reminders about important information related to the delivery of the speech in their speaking outlines.

Cause-effect pattern can be organized around cause-to-effect or effect-to-cause.

Speeches built around narratives usually use elements of other speech organization patterns.

"Your body is an engine and water is its oil" is an example of a simile.

A speech organized using a chronological pattern may present the main points of a message either forward or backward in a systematic time-related fashion.

Speakers should avoid beginning their speech by posing a question because it takes the focus off the speaker and puts it onto the audience.

Sentence outlines that are written out word for word, exactly the way the speaker plans to give the speech, don't make good speaking outlines for most speakers.

Cause-effect pattern is one of the most effective to use when a speaker wants to convince an audience to engage in some action to solve a problem.

Metaphors use the word like or as to compare two things.

Effective speeches usually begin with a statement such as, "Hi, my name is Jamaal, and I'm here to talk to you about. . . ."

Allusion refers to the repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of successive words in a speech.

Including jargon and other technical language the audience doesn't understand in a speech is an effective way of building credibility on the subject and usually inspires an audience to want to learn more about the subject.

Words like "similarly," "next," and "in conclusion" are referred to as transitions.