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Public Speaking for College and Career, 6/e
Hamilton Gregory

The Body of the Speech

Chapter Outline

The Importance of Organization

Creating the Body

Overview of the Process / How to Develop Material

Devising Main Points

Limit the Number of Main Points / Restrict Each Main Point to a Single Idea / Avoid Announcements / Customize Points for Each Audience / Use Parallel Language Whenever Possible

Organizing Main Points

Chronological Pattern / Spatial Pattern / Causal Pattern / Problem–Solution Pattern / Topical Pattern

Selecting Support Materials

Supplying Transitions

Bridges / Internal Summaries / Signposts / Spotlights

Simplifying the Process