Speech Class Vocab Ch11

Front 1

Outlining

Back 1

organizing the points of a speech into a structured form that lays out the sequence and hierarchy of a speaker's ideas

Front 2

Working Outline

Back 2

a type of outline containing full sentences or detailed phrases of all the main points, subpoints, and sub-subpoints in a speech.

Front 3

Speaking Outline

Back 3

a type of outline containing words or short phrases representing the speaker's key ideas and giving reminders of delivery guidelines

Front 4

Body

Back 4

the section of the speech that falls between the introduction and the conclusion and contains the main parts of the speech

Front 5

Subordination

Back 5

dictates the hierarchy in the relationship of main points and supporting materials

Front 6

Evidence

Back 6

information gathered from credible research sources that helps a speaker support his or her claims.

Front 7

Transitions

Back 7

a word or phrase that connects one idea to another.

Front 8

Introduction

Back 8

occurs at the beginning of the speech and serves several purposes including gaining the audience's attention, establishing credibility, building common ground, presenting thesis, and previewing the speech's main points.

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Conclusion

Back 9

the final part of a speech in which the speaker summarizes the main points and leaves the audience with a clincher

Front 10

Bibliography

Back 10

an alphabetized list of sources a speaker cited in his or her speech.

Front 11

extemporaneous delivery

Back 11

the ability, enabled by practice, to deliver a speech smoothly and confidently from a speaking outline without reading from it.

Front 12

delivery reminders

Back 12

special instructions speakers include within a speaking outline to remind themselves about such things as body, language, pauses, and stressing key points.