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ORGANIZING - Coggle Diagram
ORGANIZING
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Explain the process of organizing a speech.
Identify common organizational patterns.
Incorporate supporting materials into a speech.
Employ verbal citations for various types of supporting material.
List key organizing signposts.
Identify the objectives of a speech introduction.
Identify the objectives of a speech conclusion.
Organizing the Body of Your Speech
Determining Your Main Points
Each
main point will have a central idea, meet some part of your specific purpose, and include supporting material from your research that relates to your thesis
Reviewing the draft of your thesis
use parallel wording
Organizing Your Main Points
Topical Pattern
break something down into smaller topics that will make two, three,
or more main points, people tend to like groups of three.
breaks a topic down into logical divisions
Chronological Pattern
helps structure your speech based on time or sequence.
A speech on Woodstock could cover the following:
preparing
for the event
what happened during the event
the aftermath of the
event
Spatial Pattern
arranges main points based on their layout or proximity to
each other
focus on the layout of the venue
the camping area
the musician/crew area
the stage area
focus on the components of a typical theater stage
Problem-Solution Pattern
entails presenting a problem and offering a
solution
be useful for persuasive speaking—specifically
can be applied to a wide range of
topics and can be easily organized into two or three main points
Cause-Effect Pattern
sets up a relationship between ideas that shows a
progression from origin to result.
pattern can be used for informative or
persuasive speeches
Introduction
Your introduction is only a fraction of your speech,
Audience decide whether or not they are interested in listening to the
getting your audience’s attention
introducing your
topic
establishing credibility and relevance
previewing your main points
Signposts
highways help drivers and passengers navigate places they are not familiar
statements that help audience members navigate
the turns of your speech
Organizing Signposts
Preview statement
Transition from introduction to body
Transition from main point one to main point two
Transition from main point 2 to main point three
Transition from
body to conclusion
Review statement
Closing Your Speech
well-delivered closing line signals to your audience that your speech is
over
the closing line should relate to the overall speech
should provide some take-away message
Monroe’s Motivated Sequence
is a five-step organization pattern that attempts
to persuade an audience by making a topic relevant
using positive and/or negative
motivation
ATTENTION
NEED
visualization
satisfaction
ACTION
Incorporating Supporting Material
Getting Your Audience’s Attention
Use Humor
Establishing Credibility and Relevance
Use a Quotation
Starting a speech with a question is a common attention getter,