These strategies rely on ________ to organize speeches in a familiar way.
natural patterns in the world
100
This strategy is used for organizing main points according to cause and effect relationships
Causal order
100
Why is it especially important to maintain balance for an informative speech?
To avoid persuasion
100
It is important for supporting material to fit together sensibly in order to provide back for __________.
Main points
100
An outline should be typed in this format
APA (Times New Roman, 12pt, double-spaced, standard margins)
200
This strategy organizes a series of points according to their occurrence in time.
Chronological order
200
This strategy organizes a series of points by identifying a set of categories, subtopics, or dimensions of the speech's topic
Topical order
200
Logic is employed when you use __________ to develop an overall pattern for your speech.
Natural divisions
200
This pattern for organizing supporting materials is effective if you need to emphasize a certain piece of supporting material because the beginning and end serve as anchors to support your point
Hourglass
200
These two internal speech devices make excellent organizational markers
Internal previews and internal summaries
300
This strategy organizes a series of points according to their location or direction
Spatial order
300
This organizational strategy comes in handy when displaying similarities and differences, raising awareness of unfamiliar ideas in terms of familiar ones, and explaining alternatives
Comparative order
300
Some research suggests that people are most influenced by the first message they hear about a topic. What is this the term for this effect?
Primacy
300
This pattern for organizing supporting materials would be helpful for a topic the audience is already familiar with, beginning with a broad understanding about the topic then narrowing down to new knowledge
Deductive reasoning (It's elementary, my dear Watson.)
300
Coordination, subordination, adequacy, and consistency are elements of this essential outline quality
Application of a consistent outline format
400
This organizational strategy is useful for describing processes and narrating histories
Chronological order
400
This strategy organizes a speech around a set of questions that are relevant to decision making and the supporting material provides answers to those questions
Key issue order
400
In the interest of simplicity, a speaker might employ this technique of using the same grammatical pattern of wording to phrase a series of ideas
Parallel structure
400
This pattern for organizing supporting material is particularly useful if you are trying to raise awareness about an issue or address an unfamiliar aspect of your topic
Inductive reasoning
400
By engaging in this speech development process, you are able to see the full scope of your speech, making it easy to get feedback from others, showing which sections need support or additional evidence, and keep your speech focused
Developing a working outline
500
This organizational strategy can show what a broad topic or phenomenon looks like in different locations
Spatial order
500
Analytical strategies break down a topic into its related parts or components, putting emphasis on _______, _________, and ________.
Connections, relationships, and structures
500
What is generally agreed upon when considering the placement of the most important point?
Middle points often get lost in the shuffle. Your most important point should either be first or last.
500
You practiced obtaining supporting materials through these three methods
Library guide, database research, and the open web
500
These two sections of a speech are often highly under-developed and should be written last