1. Chapter Eleven Main Points, Supporting Points, and Transitions

2. Chapter Eleven Table of Contents zMain Points: Making the Claim zSupporting Points: Supplying the Evidence zPrinciples of Organizing Main and Supporting Points zTransitions: Giving Direction to the Speech*

3. Main Points, Supporting Points, and Transitions zA speech structure is composed of an introduction, a body, and a conclusion. yThe introduction establishes the purpose of the speech, and shows its relevance to the audience. yThe body presents main points that are intended to fulfill the speech purpose. yThe conclusion ties the purpose and main points together.*

4. Main Points: Making the Claim zMain Points yUsed to express the key ideas and major themes of a speech; used to make statements or claims in support of the thesis*

5. Main Points: Making the Claim zUsing the Purpose and Thesis Statements as Guideposts zNumber of Main Points zForm of Main Points*

6. Main Points: Making the Claim: Using the Purpose and Thesis Statements as Guideposts zYou can use the specific purpose and thesis statements as guideposts to help generate the main points of your speech.*

7. Main Points: Making the Claim: Number of Main Points zDepending on the topic, the amount of material to be covered, and the length of the speech, two to seven main points should be sufficient for almost any speech. zListeners more easily recall points made at the beginning and end of a speech.*

8. Main Points: Making the Claim: Form of Main Points zA main point should not introduce more than one idea. If it does, it should be split into two or more main points.*

9. Main Points: Making the Claim: Form of Main Points z Parallel Form yInvolves stating main points in similar grammatical form and style*

10. Supporting Points: Supplying the Evidence zSupporting Points yRepresent the material or evidence gathered to justify the main points zIn an outline, main points are enumerated with upper-case Roman numerals, supporting points with capital letters, and third-level points with Arabic numerals.*

11. Principles of Organizing Main and Supporting Points zA well-organized speech is characterized by unity, coherence, and balance.*

12. Principles of Organizing Main and Supporting Points zUnity zCoherence zBalance*

13. Principles of Organizing Main and Supporting Points: Unity yUnity occurs when a speech contains only points related to the purpose and thesis statement.*

14. Principles of Organizing Main and Supporting Points: Coherence zCoherence refers to clarity and logical consistency from the introduction, through the body, to the conclusion. zUse the principle of subordination and coordination to ensure coherence: yThe logical placement of ideas relative to their importance to one another*

15. Principles of Organizing Main and Supporting Points: Balance zBalance suggests that an appropriate amount of weight be given to each part of the speech relative to the other parts and to the theme.*

16. Transitions: Giving Direction to the Speech zTransitions yWords, phrases, or sentences that tie the speech ideas together and enable the speaker to move smoothly from one point to the next zA transition statement can be a rhetorical question, a restatement of the previous point, or a forecast of the next point.*

17. Transitions: Giving Direction to the Speech zThe internal preview is a transition that tells the audience what to expect next. zThe internal summary draws together important ideas before proceeding to the next point.*