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1. What is one difference between a specific purpose statement and speech thesis?
2. Identify two guidelines for defining main points.
3. List three types of supporting materials,
4. What are three suggestions to keep in mind when using supporting materials such as
statistics?
5. Explain the difference between expert and layperson testimony.
6. Identify three types of common organizational patterns.
7. When is a chronological pattern most often appropriately used?
8. When is a problem-solution pattern of organization appropriate to use?
9. Identify four types of connectives.
10. List three strategies a speaker can use to keep an audience engaged.
11. What are the primary functions or goals of an introduction?
12. What are the primary functions or goals of a conclusion?
13. Explain the difference between a specific purpose and speech thesis as well as the
requirements of the latter.
14. Explain the three major parts of a presentation.
15. Explain three guidelines for developing the main points of the body of a presentation.
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16. Identify and define four supporting materials for a presentation’s main points.
17. Explain five common organizational patterns.
18. Explain the functions or goals of an introduction of a presentation.
19. Explain the functions or goals of a conclusion of a presentation.
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