Comm150 Chp3

Front 1

List and define the five methods of searching for a topic.

Back 1

1.Brainstorming- when you try to think of as many topics as you can in a limited time.
2. Categorical brainstorming-you begin with categories that prompt you to think of topics.
3. Personal inventory- Consider features of your life such as experiences, attitudes, values, beliefs, interest, and skills.
4. Current topics- items that you find in the news, in the media, and on the minds of people in your audience.
5.Internet searching.

Front 2

List and apply the standards of appropriateness for a topic.

Back 2

-Appropriate for you
-Appropriate for the Audience
-Appropriate for the Occasion
-General Purpose (persuade, inform, special occasion etc.)

Front 3

List and give an example of each of the general purposes of a speech.

Back 3

-Speech to inform
-Speech to persuade
-Special occasion

Front 4

Define specific purpose of a speech and write the specific purpose of a speech.

Back 4

THe general purpose involves stating that your goal is to inform or to persuade. specific purpose goes further.
Specific purpose- you identify your purpose more precisely as an outcome or behavioral objective.
Ex " my audience will be able to list the five signs of skin cancer".
The specific purpose of a public speech includes consideration from:
- your general purpose
-your intended purpose
- your precise goal

Front 5

Define thesis statement

Back 5

thesis statement- a summary of the speech that typically is established early in the presentation.