COMM 1500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Mind Map, Notecards, Thesis Statement

• School: Clemson University
• Department: Communication Studies
• Course: COMM 1500
• Professor: Marianne Glaser

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Limit the number of main points: based on time constraints, content to be covered in the speech, the audience should be able to sort out and recall each main point. Connect the main points by: transitions, phrases and words used to link ideas- reviews and previews information, signposts, words, phrases, and short statements intended to let the audience know what is ahead. Internal previews: give advance warning of the points to be covered. Internal summaries or reviews: a short review statement given at the end of a main point, support your main points. Introductions include the opening statements that serve 2 important functions: motivating the audience to listen and orienting them to the subject. Motivate the audience to listen to you throughout the speech by making it relevant to them and establish your credibility: credibility, a speaker"s (cid:271)elie(cid:448)a(cid:271)ilit(cid:455) (cid:271)ased o(cid:374) the audie(cid:374)(cid:272)e"s e(cid:448)aluatio(cid:374) of the speaker"s (cid:272)o(cid:373)pete(cid:374)(cid:272)e, e(cid:454)perie(cid:374)(cid:272)e, and character.