Guidlines
How many guidelines are there for an effective central idea?
Four
What is the two categories of general purpose?
1. To inform
2. To persuade
What is the definition of TOPIC?
The subject of the speech.
What is the first step for creating a speech?
To choose your topic.
Explain how to use the branstorming tool clustering while trying to find a topic.
Name the 1st guideline for an effective central idea:
It should be expressed in a full sentence
What is the speech category if it explains, reports, or demonstrates something?
Informational / inform
What is the definition of the definition of GENERAL PURPOSE?
The broad goal of a speech.
What is the second step in creating a speech?
Finding a general purpose for your speech.
Explain how to use the branstorming method personal inventory for finding a topic
Write down person experiences, hobbies, and interests until you find a specific topic you like.
Name the 2nd guideline for an effective central idea:
It should not be in the form of a question.
What is the speech category if it sells, advocates or is attempting to convince something?
Pursuasive / pursuade
What is the defintion of SPECIFIC PURPOSE?
A single infinitive ohrase that states precisely what a speaker hopes to accomplish in his or her speech.
What does the central idea do?
Refines and sharpens your specific purpose.
Explain how to use the branstorming method reference search for finding a topic
Go to reference room in a library and browse through a encyclopedia, periodical database, or another reference work until you find a topic.
Name the 3rd guideline for an effecitve central idea:
Make sure to avoid figurative language
What is your goal when informing?
To convey information — clearly, and accurately while still keeping the audience interested
What is the definiton of CENTRAL IDEA?
A one-sentence statement that sums up or encapsilates the major ideas of a speech.
Name 2 of the 4 methods to help you brainstorm for topics.
- Personal Inventory
- Clustering
- Reference Search
- Internet Search
Explain how to use the branstorming method internet search for finding a topic
Use a search engine like yahoo, and browse through the major categories and then look into the subcategories to find the right topic for you.
Name the 4th guideline for an effecitve central idea:
Make sure to not be vague or overly general
TRUE or FALSE:
The specific purpose should focus on one aspect of a topic.
TRUE
What is the definition of RESIDUAL MESSAGE?
What a speaker wants the audience to remember after it has forgotten everything else in a speech.
What is the name of this Chapter (4)
Selecting a Topic and a Purpose
What is the definition of BRAINSTORMING?
A method of generating ideas for speech topics by free association of words and ideas.