CMS 306M Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Thesis Statement, Impromptu Speaking

• School: UT-Austin
• Department: Communication Studies
• Course: CMS 306M
• Professor: Morris Matt

Document Summary

Intro: impromptu presentation: a presentation delivered with very little or no time for advance preparation. Impromptu and the oral tradition: effective impromptu delivery has always relied on variations of formulas and patterns. Impromptu method: any good impromptu speech begins with the formulation of a thesis, or central idea. Types of impromptu speaking: dealing with subjects. Subject-based impromptu speech is usually the easiest with which to deal. Given a subject of a general nature, task to establish a central claim about it: dealing with objects. More difficult, at least on surface: dealing with quotations. Vastly more difficult to attack than simple subjects/objects, require a different method. Need to define the relationship inherent in the quotation as. Division of structure clearly as possible: may be structurally divided into more informative or more persuasive formats, classification. Subdivides the major topic into separate categories of thought as they relate to the major subject: unification.