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Public Speaking
Chapter 7
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Debate/Speech
Undergraduate 1
09/29/2011

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topical organization
Definition
natural divisions on a central idea according to recency, primacy, complexity, or speaker
sdiscretion
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recency
Definition
from least to most important
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primacy
Definition
most to least important
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complexity
Definition
simple to more complex
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chronological organization
Definition
time or sequence
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spacial organization
Definition
location or direction
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soft evidence
Definition
supporting material based mainly on opinion of inference (hypothetical illustrations, descriptions, explanations, definitions and analogies)
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hard evidence
Definition
factual examples and statistics
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signpost
Definition
verbal or nonverbal signal that a speaker is moving from one idea to the next
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internal preview
Definition
statement in the body of a speech that introduces and outlines ideas that will be developed as the speech progresses
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internal summary
Definition
restatement in the body of a speech of the ideas that have been developed so far
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informative speeches
Definition
chronological, topical, spacial
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topical orgnization 2
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primacy, recency, complexity
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signposts
Definition
transitions, previews and summaries - relationships between ideas and emphasizing important points
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