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Maria plans to present her persuasive speech on the need to plan for retirement early in life. Which organizational patterns would be the best choice for this topic?

A) Monroe's Motivated Sequence or chronological
B) problem-cause-solution or topical
C) problem-cause-solution or Monroe's Motivated Sequence
D) cause-effect or topical

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Organizing your speech will allow your audience to ______.

A) give clearer feedback
B) ask clarifying questions
C) remember the topic
D) research the topic

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Question 43

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Which of these is a suggested technique for gaining the attention of the audience during the introduction of your presentation?

What is true regarding the development of the main points of your presentation?

If, with no warning, you are told you have additional time to present, what is one of your viable options?

Erin plans to present her informative speech about the Cold War. Which organizational pattern would be best suited for this topic?

Give an example of a speech topic that would be appropriate for the chronological pattern and explain why.

A keyword outline helps speakers to organize their presentations and build an argument.

Which attention-getting device can also be used as "on the spot" audience analysis?

If you were going to teach a mixed-age group of people at a community center how to set up the most secure privacy settings on Facebook, what type of organizational pattern would you apply? Why?

Walter Fisher (1984) defined ______ as "a theory of symbolic actions-words and/or deeds-that have sequence and meaning for those who live, create, and interpret them."

The introduction usually comprises 10% to 15% of a presentation.

______ is one type of nonverbal transition.

In terms of nonverbal transitions, movement should be well rehearsed and appear choreographed.

In one part of Gus's persuasive speech on composting, he creates a vivid picture of how the U.S.'s excess garbage problem could improve if residents of the United States began to compost. He creates an equally vivid picture of what the country will look like if we continue to throw away what we could compost. What stage of which organizational pattern does this part of Gus's speech represent?

Give an example of a speech topic that would be appropriate for the topical organizational pattern and explain why.

Sentences or phrases that connect what you were just speaking about with what you will be speaking about next are known as ______.

Which of these is a type of organizational pattern used in preparing a speech?

If you have an A in your outline, you must have a

What method could you use to get the attention of an audience for an informative speech about the research on brain injuries in football players? Explain how you would use this method for this topic.