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ORGANIZING THE BODY OF YOUR SPEECH - Coggle Diagram

- - - - similar wording among key organizing signposts and main points that helps structure a speech.
      - Using parallel wording in your central idea statement for each main point helps in writing parallel signposts
        
        the preview statement in the introduction
        
        transitions between main points
        
        the review statement in the conclusion.
- - - - Woodstock Music and Art Fair,
        
        (1) the musicians who performed,
        
        (2) the musicians who declined to perform,
        
        (3) the audience.
    - - PRIMARY EFFECT
        
        you present your best information first in order
        to make a positive impression and engage your audience early in your speech.
    - - based on the idea that an audience will best remember the
        information they heard most recently.
  - - - helps structure your speech based on time or sequence.If you order a speech based on time, you may trace the development of an ideaproduct, or event
      - (1) preparing for the event,
      - (2) what happened during the event,
      - (3) the aftermath of the event.
  - - - also be coupled with a call to action asking an audience to take specific steps to implement a solution offered.
    - - offer evidence to support your claim that a problem exists in one main point and then offer a specific solution in the second main point.
      - to be more comprehensive,
        
        set up the problem, review multiple solutions that have been proposed, and then add a third main point that argues for a specific solution out of the ones reviewed in the second main point.
  - - - sets up a relationship between ideas that shows a
        progression from origin to result.
      - also start with the current situation and trace back to the root causes.
      - for informing
        
        the speaker is explaining an established relationship and citing evidence to support the claim
      - for persuading
        
        often paired with a proposed solution or call to action,
    - - Monroe’s Motivated Sequence
        
        five-step organization pattern that attempts to persuade an audience by making a topic relevant, using positive and/or negative motivation, and including a call to action.
        
        (1) attention
        
        (2) need
        
        (3) satisfaction
        
        (4) visualization
        
        and incorporates positive and/or negative motivation as a way to support the relationship you have set up between the need and your proposal to satisfy the need.
        
        (5) action
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- - - - “Today, I’d like to inform you about the history of Habitat forHumanity, the work they have done in our area, and my experiencesas a volunteer.”
    - - “Now that you know more about the history of Habitat for Humanity, let’s look at the work they have done in our area.”
    - - “Let’s begin with the history of Habitat for Humanity.”
    - - “Habitat for Humanity has done a lot of good work in our area, and I was fortunate to be able to experience this as a volunteer.”
    - - “In closing, I hope you now have a better idea of the impact this well- known group has had.”
    - - “Habitat for Humanity is an organization with an inspiring history that has done much for our area while also providing an opportunity for volunteers, like myself, to learn and grow.”