Organizational Pattern
This organizational pattern arranges ideas according to time or sequence.
What is chronological order?
The main purpose of organizing the points in a speech is to make the speech easier for the audience to do these two things.
What are understand and remember the ideas?
Connectives help the audience move from one ______ to another.
What is an Idea
“First,” “second,” and “finally” are examples of these brief verbal cues.
What are signposts?
This pattern organizes ideas according to physical location or arrangement. (I.E: Describing a school and then its library)
What is spatial organization?
When choosing an organizational pattern, you should choose the one that best fits your topic and this.
What is "Your Purpose"
Connectives help show relationships such as addition, contrast, cause/effect, examples, and this.
What are conclusions?
“In addition” or “also” signals this relationship between ideas.
What is addition?
This pattern explains why something happens and/or what happens as a result.
cause–effect organization?
True or False: Every speech must use only one organizational pattern.
What is False?
If you say, “Now that we have discussed physical evolution, let’s look at how humans evolved socially,” what type of connective are you using?
What is a transition?
“However” and “but” signal this relationship between ideas.
What is contrast?
This pattern identifies a problem and then presents ways to address it.
What is problem–solution organization?
If you are giving a speech about human evolution and explaining changes from early ancestors to modern humans, which organizational pattern would naturally fit?
What is chronological organization?
This type of connective tells the audience what you are about to discuss.
What is an internal preview?
“Therefore,” “as a result,” and “because of this” can signal this relationship.
What is cause and effect/result?
This pattern divides a broad topic into smaller categories or subtopics.
What is topical organization?
This type of connective briefly reminds the audience what was just discussed.
What is an internal summary?
A speaker says, “So far, we’ve seen how humans physically changed over millions of years. Now, let’s examine how those physical changes influenced the way humans lived together.” What connective technique is being used?
What is an internal summary followed by an internal preview?