LCCC ENG 111
KimAlyse Popkave, M.Ed., CMI, CPPC
Instructor
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ORGANIZING THE BODY
OF THE SPEECH
 Clear Organization Is
Essential to Public Speaking
LCCC ENG 111
KimAlyse Popkave, M.Ed., CMI, CPPC
Instructor
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ORGANIZING THE BODY
OF THE SPEECH
 Listeners Demand Coherence From
Speakers
 Because Listeners Get Only One
Chance To Hear The Ideas In A
Speech , It Is Crucial That These
Ideas Be Clearly Structured
LCCC ENG 111
KimAlyse Popkave, M.Ed., CMI, CPPC
Instructor
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ORGANIZING THE BODY
OF THE SPEECH
 Research Indicates That Listeners Find
Speakers Who Give Well-organized
Speeches More Competent And
Trustworthy
LCCC ENG 111
KimAlyse Popkave, M.Ed., CMI, CPPC
Instructor
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ORGANIZING THE BODY
OF THE SPEECH
 Main Points Are
The Most
Important
Element In The
Organization Of
A Speech
LCCC ENG 111
KimAlyse Popkave, M.Ed., CMI, CPPC
Instructor
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ORGANIZING THE BODY
OF THE SPEECH
 Main Points Are The
Central Feature Of the
Body Of The Speech
LCCC ENG 111
KimAlyse Popkave, M.Ed., CMI, CPPC
Instructor
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ORGANIZING THE BODY
OF THE SPEECH
 Select Main Points Carefully
 Limit the Number of Main
Points
 2 to 5 Main Points
LCCC ENG 111
KimAlyse Popkave, M.Ed., CMI, CPPC
Instructor
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ORGANIZING THE BODY
OF THE SPEECH
 Main Points Should Be Organized
Strategically To Achieve A Speaker’s
Purpose
LCCC ENG 111
KimAlyse Popkave, M.Ed., CMI, CPPC
Instructor
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ORGANIZING THE BODY
OF THE SPEECH
STRATEGIC ORDER
OF MAIN POINTS
LCCC ENG 111
KimAlyse Popkave, M.Ed., CMI, CPPC
Instructor
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ORGANIZING THE BODY
OF THE SPEECH
 Chronological Order
 Tells When An Event
Happened
LCCC ENG 111
KimAlyse Popkave, M.Ed., CMI, CPPC
Instructor
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ORGANIZING THE BODY
OF THE SPEECH
Spatial Order
Tells Where Something Is
LCCC ENG 111
KimAlyse Popkave, M.Ed., CMI, CPPC
Instructor
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ORGANIZING THE BODY
OF THE SPEECH
 Causal Order
 Tells What Caused The Event
NOTE: There is
nothing casual
about Causal
Order.
LCCC ENG 111
KimAlyse Popkave, M.Ed., CMI, CPPC
Instructor
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ORGANIZING THE BODY
OF THE SPEECH
 Problem-Solution Order
 Tells About The Existence Of The
Problem, Then Suggests A
Solution To The Problem.
LCCC ENG 111
KimAlyse Popkave, M.Ed., CMI, CPPC
Instructor
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ORGANIZING THE BODY
OF THE SPEECH
 Topical Order
 Divides The Topic
Into Subtopics
LCCC ENG 111
KimAlyse Popkave, M.Ed., CMI, CPPC
Instructor
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ORGANIZING THE BODY
OF THE SPEECH
 Tips For
Preparing Main
Points
LCCC ENG 111
KimAlyse Popkave, M.Ed., CMI, CPPC
Instructor
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ORGANIZING THE BODY
OF THE SPEECH
 Keep Main Points Separate
 Try To Use The Same Pattern Of
Wording For Main Points
 Balance The Amount Of Time
Devoted To Main Points
LCCC ENG 111
KimAlyse Popkave, M.Ed., CMI, CPPC
Instructor
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ORGANIZING THE BODY
OF THE SPEECH
 Supporting Points:
 Once Main Points Are Organized,
Make Sure Supporting Points Are
Organized
LCCC ENG 111
KimAlyse Popkave, M.Ed., CMI, CPPC
Instructor
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ORGANIZING THE BODY
OF THE SPEECH
 Supporting Points:
 Misplaced
Supporting Points Cause
Listener Confusion
 Detail And Evidence Must Directly
Relate To The Main Points They
Support
LCCC ENG 111
KimAlyse Popkave, M.Ed., CMI, CPPC
Instructor
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ORGANIZING THE BODY
OF THE SPEECH
 Connectives:
 Strengthen The Organization Of
The Body Of The Speech
LCCC ENG 111
KimAlyse Popkave, M.Ed., CMI, CPPC
Instructor
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ORGANIZING THE BODY
OF THE SPEECH
 Connectives
 Words Or Phrases That
Join One Thought To
Another And
Show The Relationship
Between Them
LCCC ENG 111
KimAlyse Popkave, M.Ed., CMI, CPPC
Instructor
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ORGANIZING THE BODY
OF THE SPEECH
Four Types Of
Strong Speech
Connectives
LCCC ENG 111
KimAlyse Popkave, M.Ed., CMI, CPPC
Instructor
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ORGANIZING THE BODY
OF THE SPEECH
EXAMPLE
 TRANSITIONS
 Indicate That The
Speaker Has
Completed One
Thought And Is
About To Move On
To The Next
LCCC ENG 111
KimAlyse Popkave, M.Ed., CMI, CPPC
Instructor
"Now that
we've talked
about
Responsibility,
let's move on
to the next
step along the
Path To
Success)."
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EXAMPLE
"R.A.R.A. is an
acronym
comprised of the
first letters of the
four key
components of
personal &
professional
leadership:
Responsibility,
Authority,
Resources, &
Accountability.)”
LCCC ENG 111
ORGANIZING THE BODY
OF THE SPEECH
 INTERNAL
PREVIEWS
 Let The Audience
Know What The
Speaker Will Talk
About Next
 More Detailed
Than Transitions
KimAlyse Popkave, M.Ed., CMI, CPPC
Instructor
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ORGANIZING THE BODY
OF THE SPEECH
 INTERNAL SUMMARIES
EXAMPLE
 Reverse Of Internal
Previews
"So now we've
explored the
 Remind Listeners Of
four key
What They Just Heard
components of
 Generally Used When A personal &
Speaker Finishes A professional
Complicated Or leadership:
Particularly Important responsibility,
Main Point Or Group Of authority,
Main Points resources, &
accountability.)"
LCCC ENG 111
KimAlyse Popkave, M.Ed., CMI, CPPC
Instructor
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ORGANIZING THE BODY
OF THE SPEECH
EXAMPLE
"The third key
component in
being a true
leader is
Resources.”
 SIGNPOSTS
 Brief
Statements That
Indicate Where
A Speaker Is In
A Speech – Used
To Focus
Attention
LCCC ENG 111
“The first cause. . .”
“The final cause. . .”
“In conclusion. . .”
KimAlyse Popkave, M.Ed., CMI, CPPC
Instructor
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