Canons of Invention & Arrangement

The canon of invention can be summarized as guidelines to help you what?

• Create your speech

• Perform your speech

• Memorize your speech

• Write your speech

The group of people for whom you are performing a speech is known as what?

• People

• Audience

• Listeners

• Hearers

Your audience can vary in race, gender, socioeconomic status, age, and many other factors. Why is it important to know who your audience is?

• To make your speech appropriate and effective

• To make your speech offensive

• To make your speech more (or less) persuasive

• To make your speech work

Which of these is NOT a general purpose?

• to inform

• to persuade

• to empathize

• to entertain

Which requirement that may be asked of you deals with how long your speech lasts?

• Time limits

• Purpose

• Topic

• Visual aids

Which requirement that may be asked of you deals with the category that your speech falls into?

• Time limits

• Purpose

• Topic

• Visual aids

Which requirement that may be asked of you deals with the main idea of your speech?

• Time limits

• Purpose

• Topic

• Visual aids

Which requirement that may be asked of you deals with additional props or other items that help an audience understand your speech?

• Time limits

• Purpose

• Topic

• Visual aids

What are the TWO most important parts of the canon of invention?

• Audience

• Purpose

• Topic

• Visual Aids

• Requirements

What are the THREE general parts of a speech?

• Introduction

• Body

• Conclusion

• Thesis statement

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