Chapter 504: Speech Choices Videos

Chapter 9 Speech Choices Video: Speech Organization

Watch Speech Organization from Jacob’s speech and answer the following questions.

1. By using this information in his speech, Jacob fails to consider what important principle?

Fear appeals are not appropriate in persuasive speeches.

Main points must be subordinate to the specific purpose of your speech.

Social media is not a credible research source.

Speakers need to adapt to audience values.

2. If Jacob wanted to include a main point about regulation of athletes’ social media, what change would he need to make?

Ask audience members to take out their smartphones and click “like” on a student athlete’s Facebook page.

Expand his thesis to include paying student athletes and respecting their freedom of expression.

Include a main point that defines social media and explains how to use it.

Include Instagram and Snapchat in his subpoints.

3. What organizational element is needed for this main point?

A clincher

A reference that the constitutional right was the First Amendment

A signpost

The title of the main point