COM 114 Test Out Terms/Summaries - Purdue University Questions With Complete Solutions Graded A+

Clincher - The final remark that you will make to your audience Introduction - Capture the attention of your audience, establish your credibility, relate the material to your audience, announce the topic of the speech, preview the main points of the speech; makes up 10% of the entire speech Body - Supporting evidence and research; makes up 85% of the entire speech Conclusion - Restate the thesis, restate the main points, end with a clincher; makes up 5% of the entire speech Asked Question I Don't Know the Answer to - Be honest-you may ask if someone in the audience knows the answer or you can get back to them once you've located the information (make sure you contact them or else this could effect your credibility) How Should I Answer the Questions Asked - Keep the answers concise and direct, listen to the entire question, repeat each question Transitions - Words, phrases, or sentences that show the relationship between ideas in your presentation and allow listeners to follow you easily Main points - Important topics to the purpose of the speech (usually two to three) Subpoints - Build up, support, and explain the main points of the speech Sub-subpoints - Build up, support, and explain the subpoints within the speechEqual Support - The ideas that support your main points should be held at equal value Coordination - The ideas at the same level of importance should use the same series of symbols and have the same indentation