COMM 130 Study Guide - Final Guide: Inductive Reasoning, False Dilemma, Stephen Toulmin
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Benefits of organizing a speech: makes sense of the speech for yourself and the audience, puts your thoughts and material together in a logical manner. Linear logic: a speech organized in a linear audience that leads the audience through ordered steps: types: topical, cause and effect, problem solution, chronological. Configural logic: a speech that explains phenomena in many ways, utilizing a variety of methods: types: narrative, web, problem many solutions, multi-perspective. Strategies to avoid when presenting a speech: do not use disclaimers i"m not a very good speaker , i"m so nervous . Establishing credibility: seek an introduction from a reliable source, provide audience with your qualifications or expertise on the subject, select your attire carefully. Types of informative speeches: speeches about a person/place/process/event/concept. Six strategies for informing: keep it simple, be repetitive and redundant, elicit active responses, use transitions and signposts, use familiar and relative examples, keep it concrete.
