1. Chapter 9 Organizing and Outlining Your Speech
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2. Organize the Body of Your Speech
Organizing is arranging ideas and elements into a systematic and meaningful whole
Body is the main content of a speech that develops the speaker’s general and specific purposes
Main points are the principal subdivisions of a speech
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3. Develop the Main Points
Main points are broad, overarching statements that help to organize the main particulars you have found through your research.
Relate your main points, specific purpose, and thesis.
Present Your Main Points
Be specific
Use vivid language
Show relevance
Create parallel structure
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4. Order the Main Points Choose an organizational Pattern Time Sequence
Spatial Pattern
Topical Pattern

5. Support the Main Points
An audience needs supporting and clarifying material to accept what a speaker says. It is crucial that each point be supported and that the support be relevant and logically organized.
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6. Connect the Main Points: Transitions
Signposts
Next, finally, to recap
Internal previews
“Next we will look at the health benefits of daily exercise.”
Internal summaries
“Let’s summarize what we’ve covered.”

7. Organize the Introduction of Your Speech
Opening statements that orient the audience to the subject and motivates them to listen
Orients the audience to the topic
Motivate the audience to listen
Forecast the main points
What techniques can you use to capture the audience’s attention?
Rhetorical question
Tell a Story
Quotes
Present a startling statement or statistic
Use humor
Refer to the occasion
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8. Organizing the Conclusion of Your Speech
Show that you are finishing the speech
Make your thesis clear
Review the main points
End with a memorable thought
Synthesize and summarize
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9. Chapter 9
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