Exam 9: Outlining Your Speech

Why you should begin the organizational process by arranging your materials into clusters of main and subordinate ideas?

After your speech is refined to what you want to present, you should then prepare ______ speaking notes.

Internal summaries, combined with an internal preview, are a bridge to the next section of the speech.

A ______ speech is acts as an oral rough draft of your presentation.

Your extemporaneous outline is also called your ______.

______, or subpoints, are considered to be the foundation on which larger ideas are constructed.

A/an ______ outline is an outline with brief notes that remind you of the key parts of your speech and references to the support you will use to develop each point.

How is an outline similar to a roadmap?

Subordinate points, or subpoints, are the foundation on which larger ideas are constructed.

The "essential ingredients" you'll need when practicing your speech are which of the following?

______ refers to when words, phrases, or sentences parallel each other or balance with one another, often mirroring each other the pattern used.

The best outlines use ______ points which are of equal weight or substance.

The basic structure of an outline begins with what?

The second stage of creating an outline for your speech is to create the full ______ outline.

______ transitions help show the cause-and-effect relationships between the ideas.

"Above all else, remember this," is an example of ______.

During the first stage of speechwriting you should create a ______ outline composed of a few words to identify key points.

The ______ of main points should flow logically so receivers can follow the presentation easily.

You shouldn't create your outline until after you have gathered your research and constructed your main points.

Students should not use any notes during the presentation. Their presentation outline should only be available if they lose their place.