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- These are referred to as organizational patterns for arranging your main points in a speech. The chronological, topical, spatial, or causal patterns may be better suited to informative speeches, whereas the Problem-Solution, Monroe’s Motivated Sequence (Monroe, 1949) would work best for persuasive speeches.
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Differentiate among the common speech organizational patterns: categorical/topical, comparison/contrast, spatial, chronological, biographical, causal, problem-cause-solution, and psychological. Understand how to choose the best organizational pattern, or combination of patterns, for a specific speech.
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- Chronological Pattern
- Topical Pattern
- Spatial Pattern
- Causal Pattern
When you speak about events that are linked together by time, it is sensible to engage the chronological organization pattern. In a chronological speech, the main points are delivered according to when they happened and could be traced on a calendar or clock. Some professors use the term temporal to reflect any speech pattern dealing with taking th...
When the main points of your speech center on ideas that are more distinct from one another, a topical organization pattern may be used. In a topical speech, main points are developed according to the different aspects, subtopics, or topics within an overall topic. Although they are all part of the overall topic, the order in which they are present...
Another way to organize the points of a speech is through a spatial speech, which arranges the main points according to their physical and geographic relationships. The spatial style is an especially useful organization pattern when the main point’s importance is derived from its location or directional focus. Things can be described from top to bo...
A causal speech informs audience members about causes and effects that have already happened with respect to some condition, event, etc. One approach can be to share what caused something to happen, and what the effects were. Or, the reverse approach can be taken where a speaker can begin by sharing the effects of something that occurred, and then ...
5 Steps. • Need: demonstrate the problem and a need for change. • Satisfaction: provide a solution. for complex problems described by topic. Visualization: use vivid imagery to show the benefits of the solution. • Action: tell the audience to take action. Attention: gain attention of your audience. 4. Topical. Use this organizational asking.
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Organization is like the placement of rooms within the house, arranged for a logical and easy flow. This chapter will teach you about creating a speech through an outlining process that involves structure and organization.
These are referred to as organizational patterns for arranging your main points in a speech. The chronological (or temporal), topical, spatial, or causal patterns may be better suited to informative speeches, whereas the Problem-Solution, Monroe’s Motivated Sequence (Monroe, 1949), Claim-to-Proof (Mudd & Sillar, 1962), or Refutation pattern ...
In this section, we will explore six organizational patterns for a speech. Your topic, audience, assignment, and purpose will help you determine the most effective pattern for your speech.
Explain how to prepare meaningful main points. Understand how to choose the best organizational pattern, or combination of patterns, for a specific speech. Understand how to use a variety of strategies to help audience members keep up with a speech’s content: internal previews, internal summaries, and signposts.
