Public Speaking

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Brief Example

Back 1

A specific case referred to in passing to illustrate a point.
Ex: Roger now has 2 plastic legs thanks to technology!

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Extended Example

Back 2

a story, narrative, or anecdote developed at some length to illustrate a point

Front 3

Hypothetical example

Back 3

describes an imaginary or fictitious situation
ex: imagine this, what if

Front 4

Example

Back 4

a type of supporting material. use them to clarify, reinforce, personalize ideas

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Mean

Back 5

average value of a group

Front 6

Median

Back 6

middle number in a group of numbers arranged from highest to lowest

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Mode

Back 7

the number that occurs most frequently in a group of numbers

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Statistics

Back 8

must be representative, used correctly, and reliably. Use them to quantify ideas, sparingly. identify the sources of statistics, explain the statistics, round off complicated statistics, use visual aids to show statistics

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Testimony

Back 9

Quotations or paraphrases used to support a point.
Needs to be from qualified source, accurate, unbiased source, and identify the people you quote

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Expert Testimony

Back 10

testimony from people who are recognized experts in their field
ex: the U.S. center of disease agrees with me

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Peer Testimony

Back 11

testimony from ordinary people with firsthand experience or insight on a topic
ex: someone in a wheel chair talks about what its like being in a wheel chair

Front 12

Paraphrase

Back 12

to restate or summarize a source's ideas in one's own words

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Transition

Back 13

A word or phrase that indicates when a speaker has finished one thought and is moving on to another

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Internal Preview

Back 14

a statement in the body of the speech that lets the audience know what the speaker is going to discuss next
ex: i will focus on 3 examples of...

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Internal Summary

Back 15

A statement in the body of the speech that summarizes the speaker's preceding point or points
ex: lets pause for a moment to summarize what we have found so far...

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Sign Post

Back 16

a very brief statement that indicates where a speaker is in the speech or that focuses attention on key ideas
ex: The first cause is, the second cause is, the final cause is

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Introduction

Back 17

Get attention and interest of audience, relate topic to audience, state importance of topic, startle audience, arouse curiosity of audience, question the audience

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Credibility

Back 18

the audience's perception of whether a speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic

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Conclusion

Back 19

signal the end of the speech, summarize, end with a quote or dramatic statement, refer to intro,