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Organization

Organization. Select and structure material Create meaningful order Consider your audience Goal is to increase comprehension Select the main points What the audience needs to understand Early Life, Obstacles, Successes. Thesis Statement. Main point/idea in relation to your topic

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Organization

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  1. Organization • Select and structure material • Create meaningful order • Consider your audience • Goal is to increase comprehension • Select the main points • What the audience needs to understand • Early Life, Obstacles, Successes

  2. Thesis Statement • Main point/idea in relation to your topic • Ends with a preview of your main points • Put the main points in the order you will discuss them • Example: • Cats are affectionate creatures due to their intelligence, emotions, and personalities.

  3. Outline • Write points and subpoints in word/phrase structure • DO NOT use full sentences • Make sure subpoints are connected to main points • Make sure main points are connected to thesis • Word points using parallel structure • Everything must connect to your purpose statement

  4. Transitions • Transition between • Introduction and body • Each body section • Body and conclusion • Bridges sections of the speech • Labels organization for the audience • Helps audience comprehend and retain information

  5. Transitions • Signposts • Connect supporting material to sub points or main points • First, second, third, forth • For example, finally, to clarify

  6. Introduction • Must grab audience and motivate them to listen • Hooks (attention grabbers) • Startling statement • Questions (use sparingly) • Must be specific • Direct or rhetorical • Consider what will happen if audience does not answer the way you want them to answer

  7. Introduction • Hooks • Brief narrative (do not go on a tangent) • Actual • Hypothetical • Personal reference • Action • Create suspense

  8. Introduction: Listener Relevance Link • Information that alerts listeners to: • How/why the main point relates to them • How they might benefit • Why they should care • Use implied language • Include in introduction • How can your speech meet audience needs?

  9. Introduction: Establish Credibility • Perception audience has about your competence • Provide information on why you are credible to speak on the subject • Show that you care • Be professional • Be serious, and present yourself in this way

  10. Introduction: Thesis • State your thesis • Audience needs to know what the speech is about • State main points after your thesis • Put in correct order • Can be combined with thesis or be a separate sentence after the thesis

  11. Conclusion • Summarize main ideas • Restate your thesis • Provide relevance link for audience • End with strong final statement (clincher) • Call to action (persuasion) • Sum up importance • Do not just repeat your introduction

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