A CASE STUDY: MIA
With her main points organized, it was time for Mia to plan her introduction and conclusion.
After Mia organized the body of her speech with main points and supporting materials, she budgeted some time the next day to draft her introduction and conclusion. She considered several different options for her attention-
Mia already had drafted her thesis, so next she considered how to connect the topic to the audience. She knew that a number of her classmates’ families had their own stories of emigration and that they were regularly on their smartphones, so she decided to use this combination. Then she considered her own credibility, emphasizing the research she had done to prepare for the speech. Finally, she drafted a clear preview of her three main points.
Which type of attention-
For her conclusion, Mia began with a summary of each main point. She then thought about tying her attention-
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A CASE STUDY: JACOB
And this is how Jacob planned his introduction and conclusion.
Jacob knew he wanted to begin with the story of his favorite basketball player. For a minute, he wondered if Anthony Davis was actually a good example for his speech: Davis had signed a multimillion-
Jacob still needed to add to his introduction. He knew that his instructor was always talking about citing research sources. So as part of his introduction, Jacob listed his research sources. This would give him credibility and, he believed, spare him the need to cite sources as he used them in his speech.
What risks did Jacob take when he decided not to draft a conclusion?
Jacob didn’t feel a need to write a conclusion, now that he had over one thousand words. He’d come up with something when he delivered his speech. An off-
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