SP CM 212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Thesis Statement

• School: Iowa State University
• Department: Speech Communication
• Course: SP CM 212
• Professor: Sarah Chase Crosby

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Components: attention getter, must start with an attention getter, make sure that it matches your speech, some options for attention getter. Startle the audience: arouse curiosity, ask questions. If you ask a question make sure you tell them how to react: use quotes, tell stories, credibility, why we should listen to you, why are you giving this speech. 3 stepts: signal end of speech, "in conclusion, restate thesis and review major ideas, restate main points, emphasize the takeaway message, final statement, clear closing line.