Week 4 - Organizing & Outlining

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is the process of devising ​

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for your message. It occurs in stages, in which you decide upon the main points of the speech, select one of several formal patterns or designs for the speech’s structure, and, using that design, complete the outline with subpoints. ​

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helps you determine how to order your ideas and evidence into larger and smaller logical categories, or divisions and subdivisions. ​

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are the larger divisions, and your ​

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are the subdivisions or subcategories of these main points.

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Arrangement (Organizing a speech)

Outline

Your main points

subpoints

a logical and convincing structure

Draw

Underline the main points

Circle the sub points

Which ones are subordinates and which ones are coordinates?

Clue: Coordinate points are parallelly aligned.

Match

Parts of a Speech (p. 172)

• It establishes the purpose of the speech and shows its relevance to the audience

• It presents main points that are developed with various kinds of supporting material to fulfill the speech purpose.

• It restates the purpose and reiterates why it is relevant to the audience, and by leaving them with something to think about.

Introduction

Body

Conclusion

• Introduction

• Body

• Conclusion

Multiple Select

Which one (s) will guide us MORE as we generate Main Points? (p.173)

• purpose statement

• thesis statement

• subpoints

• topic

Multiple Choice

How many main points are sufficient for speeches delivered in classrooms?

(p. 174)

• 1 to 5

• 2 to 4

• 3 to 6

• 2 to 5

Multiple Select

Which ones are Correct main points for this thesis statement? (p.175)

The Group of Eight (G8) of the world’s leading industrial nations should take stronger steps at its next summit to reduce carbon dioxide emissions linked to global warming.

• 1. The United States must adopt new stricter policies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

• 1. The United States must adopt stricter policies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

• Switzerland didn’t do anything either.

• 1. Switzerland must reevaluate its position on carbon dioxide emissions in its next plenary session.

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Use

to reinforce your claims either by explaining (informative speech) or justifying (persuasive speech).

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In an outline, supporting points appear in a subordinate position to main points. This is indicated by

. As with main points, supporting points should be arranged in order of their importance or relevance to the main point. The most common format is the roman numeral outline. (p.175).

Multiple Choice

0. There is _____ in a speech when it contains only those points implied by the purpose and thesis statements. Each main point supports the thesis, and each supporting point provides evidence for the main points (p. 178).

• unity

• Coherence

• Balance

Multiple Choice

0. A speech with _____ has appropriate emphasis or weight on each part, relative to the other parts and to the thesis. The body of such a speech should has the longest part, and the introduction and the conclusion is of roughly the same length (p. 178).

• unity

• Coherence

• Balance

Multiple Choice

0. If a speech is organized clearly and logically, aligning speech points in logical progression and, in addition, if it follows logically from the introduction, and its conclusion follows logically from the body, it means ....... exists (p. 178).

• unity

• Coherence

• Balance

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How can we give directions to our speeches?

​(p.179)

Categorize

Options (9)

We now turn…

Finally, let’s consider…

If you think that’s shocking, consider this…

Next, let’s look at…

Now, let’s take a look at

Let’s see how..

Let me begin with..

We’ve seen that ..

As you have seen..

Categorize the expressions

Transitions between main points

Internal Preview

Internal Summary

• Could there really be a way to use radiation without side effects, and to treat more types of cancer with it?

• How do the costs of contests stack up against the expense of training new people?

• Why are environmentalists targeting college

campuses?

​What kind of questions are they?

• Could there really be a way to use radiation without side effects, and to treat more types of cancer with it?

• How do the costs of contests stack up against the expense of training new people?

• Why are environmentalists targeting college

campuses?

​Rather than inviting actual responses, "rhetorical questions" make the audience think (p.180).