Chapter Six: Organizing and Outlining Your Speech

Learning Objectives

After studying this chapter, you will be able to:

  • Explain why organization is necessary and valuable to public speak- ing;
  • Differentiate the different types of organizational patterns;
  • Choose an organizational pattern that is most logical to the speech’s specific purpose;
  • Construct an outline for an extemporaneous speech;
  • Create connective statements that will help the audience understand the logic and structure of a speech.

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  • Why We Need Organization in Speeches
  • Patterns of Organization
  • Connective Statements
  • Outlining

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