{"id":130,"date":"2022-03-30T15:16:39","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T15:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.hcfl.edu\/speechcomm\/part\/organizing-and-outlining\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T21:21:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T21:21:07","slug":"organizing-and-outlining","status":"publish","type":"part","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.hcfl.edu\/speechcomm\/part\/organizing-and-outlining\/","title":{"raw":"Chapter 8: Organizing and Outlining","rendered":"Chapter 8: Organizing and Outlining"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"textbox textbox--learning-objectives\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<h2 class=\"textbox__title\">Learning Objectives<\/h2>\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Select a topic appropriate to the audience and occasion.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Formulate a specific purpose statement that identifies precisely what you will do in your speech.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Craft a thesis statement (central idea) that clearly and succinctly summarizes the 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the numbers or letters of points should represent the same idea<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"glossary__tooltip\" id=\"130-423\" hidden><p>if you have an A, then you need a B; if you have a 1, then you need a 2, and so on<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"glossary__tooltip\" id=\"130-607\" hidden><p>the main ideas in the speech<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"glossary__tooltip\" id=\"130-609\" hidden><p>the repetition of grammatical structures that correspond in sound, meter, or meaning<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"glossary__tooltip\" id=\"130-611\" hidden><p>used to work through the various components of your speech in an organized format<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"glossary__tooltip\" id=\"130-613\" hidden><p>the part of the speech that literally tells the audience exactly what main points you will cover<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"glossary__tooltip\" id=\"130-615\" hidden><p>clearly states what it is you would like to achieve<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"glossary__tooltip\" id=\"130-617\" hidden><p>transition using just a word or short phrase<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"glossary__tooltip\" id=\"130-619\" hidden><p>useful organization pattern when the main point\u2019s importance is derived from its location or directional focus<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"glossary__tooltip\" id=\"130-621\" hidden><p>much more succinct than the preparation outline and includes brief phrases or words that remind the speakers of the points they need to make, plus supporting material and signposts<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"glossary__tooltip\" id=\"130-623\" hidden><p>\u201cexpresses both the topic and the general speech purpose in action form and in terms of the specific objectives you hope to achieve\u201d (O'Hair, Stewart, &amp; Rubenstein, 2004)<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"glossary__tooltip\" id=\"130-625\" hidden><p>a hierarchy to the order of the points of a speech<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"glossary__tooltip\" id=\"130-627\" hidden><p>single, declarative sentence that captures the essence or main point of your 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