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strategic organization

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putting a speech together in a particular way to achieve a particular result with a particular audience

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main points

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the major points developed in the body of the speech (most speeches contain two to five main points)

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spatial order

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a method of speech organization in which the main points follow a directional pattern

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causal order

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a method of speech organization in which the main points show a cause-effect relationship

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problem-solution order

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a method of speech organization in which the first main point deals with the existence of a problem and the second main point presents a solution to the problem

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topical order

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a method of speech organization in which the main points divide the topic into logical and consistent subtopics

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supporting materials

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the materials used to support a speaker’s ideas (examples, statistics, and testimony)

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connective

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a word or phrase that connects the ideas of a speech and indicates the relationships among them

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types of connectives

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  1. transition 2. internal preview 3. internal summary 4. signpost
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transition

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a word or phrase that indicates when a speaker has finished one thought and is moving on to another

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internal preview

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a statement in the body of the speech that lets the audience know what the speaker is going to discuss next

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internal summary

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a statement in the body of the speech that summarizes the speaker’s preceding point or points

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signpost

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a very brief statement that indicates where a speaker is in the speech or that focuses attention on key ideas