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1
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Rhetoric

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Communication influences attitudes or behaviors of

others.

2
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Art of persuasion-

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Plato and Aristotle came up w/,

3
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Communication in public speaking:

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  • More formal.

- More intentional- Have a purpose when speaking.

4
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Supporting material:

  • Examples:
    A. Brief or extended exs:

B. Hypothetical examples:

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A. Actual exs.

B. Suppose that happen…

5
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Supporting material:

  • Narratives:
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-Stories in your area of communication.

6
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Supporting material:

  • Testimony:

A. Expert testimony:

B. Lay testimony:

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  • Explain how communication works.

A. People who have researched a topic or degree.

B. No degree, guy on the street.

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Supporting material:

  • Fact and Stats-
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Data related to your topics.

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Locating Supporting Material-

  1. Primary research
    - Interviews-
    - Surveys-
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  1. Info you gathered first hand.
    - Someone work in that area.
    - One in Stat class.
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Locating Supporting Material-

  1. Secondary research-
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Using research from someone else.

Ex: Scholarly Research Journal. Database. Internet source.

10
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Organizing speech:

  1. Gain audience’s attention:

Ask Questions:

  • Rhetorical Qs:
  • Participatory Qs:
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  • Audience answer in their mind.

- Call for overt voice > How many of you…

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Organizing speech:

  1. Gain audience’s attention:
    - Provide a vivid description:
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  • Telling a story…
  • Begin w/ quotation.
  • Tell funny story.
  • Begin w/ example.
  • Start w/ facts and stats.
12
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Organizing speech:

  1. Gain audience’s attention:
    - Relate to audience.
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Why should you listen.

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Body

  1. Main points
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  • Express ideas and major themes.

- Put main point in thesis statement.

14
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Body

  1. Supporting points-
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Transitions. Help audience understand speaker’s org.

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Conclusion

  1. Signal the end-
  2. Summarize main points-
  3. Refer to intro-
  4. End w/ impact-
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  1. Transition to conclusion.
  2. Thesis statement- review of pts.
  3. Provides closure.
  4. Leave listeners w/ memorable final impression.