1. Chapter 8

2. Tell them what Tell them what
you are about Tell them you just told
to tell them them

3. Body (Main
Introduction Conclusion
points)

4. •Goals
Introductions
&
•Types
Conclusions •Guidelines

5. Get Attention
Establish Listener Relevance
Establish Credibility
State the Thesis
• PREVIEW of topic and main points

6.  Startling statement
◦ Scenario
◦ Interesting Fact or Statistic
 Rhetorical Question
 Story
 Appropriate Humor

7.  Personal Reference
 Quotation
 Perform an action
 Create suspense

8.  Brief – no more than 10% of total speech.
 Prepare in detail
 Try a few drafts

9. • Question
Get Attention
• Statistic
Establish Listener
Relevance
Establish Credibility
• PREVIEW of topic and
State the Thesis
main points

10. Summarize / Review
• Restate Thesis
“Clinch” / Create closure

11.  Refer to introduction
 Use an “attention device” to close
◦ Quotation
◦ Rhetorical question (review)
 Appeal to Action (Persuasive)

12.  Brief – One to Three sentences
◦ Do not linger!
 Prepare in detail
 No “new” information

13. Summarize • Restate Thesis
“Clinch” / • Refer to intro
• Use “attention
Create device”
closure • Appeal to Action

14. Introduction Conclusion
Get Attention Summarize
Establish
Listener Create Closure
Relevance
Establish
Credibility
State the
Thesis