Study guide midterm

Topic and a Purpose Sources for choosing a topic Determining the customary purpose of your speech Difference between a specific purpose and a central Idea Topic The subject of a speech Choosing a topic Topics you know a lot slightly Topics you want to know more about Brainstorming A method of generating subjects for speech topics by free association of words and ideas. Personal Inventory assemble General Purpose The broad goal off speech. Specific Purpose A single Infinitive phrase that states precisely what a speaker hopes o get hold of In his/her speech.Tips for formulating the specific purpose statement Write as a full Infinitive phrase, not as a fragment Express as a statement, not a question Avoid figurative language Limit to one distinct idea Not too vague or general Question to ask about specific purpose Does it meet the assignment Can it be accomplished in the time allotted Is the purpose pertinent to my audience Is the purpose too trivial for my audience Is the purpos e too technical for my audience Central Idea A one-sentence statement that sums up or encapsulates the major Ideas of a speech.Residual Message What a speaker wants the audience to remember after it has forgotten everything else in a speech Guidelines for a central idea Should be expressed in full sentence Should not be in form of a question Should avoid figurative language Should not be too vague or general Chapter 6- Gathering Materials Re parentages for library research Credible types of sources for public speaking Catalogue A losing of all books, periodicals, and other resources owned by a library Call Number A occur consumptiond in libraries to classify books and periodicals and to hat catalogues articles from a large number of Journals or magazines Reference Work A work that synthesizes a large amount of related information for easy access by researchers Encyclopedias Yearbooks Quotation Books biographic Aids Specialized Research Resources Virtual Libraries Government Resou rces Multicultural Resources Evaluation Internet Documents Authorship Sponsorship Regency Chapter 7- Supporting Your Ideas Four types of supporting material What they are and when to use Supporting Material The materials used to support a speakers ideas Examples Statistics Testimony Analogy Examples Brief Example Extended Example Hypothetical Example Tips for using examples social function to crystalise ideas Use to reinforce ideas Use to personalize ideas Make examples vivid and richly tested Practice delivery of extended examples Statistics Representative? Reliable source?Tips for using statistics Use statistics to quantify ideas Use sparingly Identify source of statistics Explain the statistics Round off complicated statistics Use visual aids to clarify Expert Testimony from people who are recognized experts in their field Peer s Paraphrasing Tips for using testimony Quote or paraphrase accurately Use from qualified sources Use from unbiased sources Identify the people you quot e or paraphrase from Chapter 8- Organizing the Body of the Speech Four organizational patterns used in Informative Speaking Connectives, transitions, previews, summary, signposts Strategic order of main points Chronological Order Spatial Order Casual Order Topical Order main points divide the topic into logical and consistent subtopics Connectives Transitions Internal Previews Internal Summaries Signposts.