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Summary Of A Pocket Guide To Public Speaking

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In the eleven chapter of A Pocket Guide to Public Speaking, the authors talk about organizing the body of the speech; more specifically, the use of main points, supporting points, balanced organization, and transitions. I will address each of these areas in the following summary. “Main points express the key ideas of a speech.” (p. 80) They are utilized to give attention to the major parts of a speech and to ensure they are effective you should: use only so many, limit each point to one idea, and use your speeches purpose and thesis statement as a guide. Speeches should be limited to only a few main points, two to seven if possible, depending on the length of speech. The golden rule being, the fewer the better odds of it being successful

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