Problem-solution is an effective persuasive organizational pattern when the speaker wants to give the audience reasons to take action.

Transitions do not play an important role in the structure of the speech.

In a speech to a graduating high school class, you can assume that all the students know basic information, such as the fact that Alaska and Hawaii were the last states admitted to the U.S.

To use Powerpoint (or Prezi) effectively, you should

The visualization step of Monroe’s Motivated Sequence offers a scenario that 

A complete conclusion only includes the following: transition, thesis, review of points, and clincher.

It is a good idea to speak very fast at the beginning of the speech so that the audience doesn’t get bored.

Out of all of the factors that allowed the spread of Protestantism in Europe, which do you believe was the most important?

BONUS In a couple sentences,  describe your favorite event we discussed in class.

Match the pairs by picking the statement that most accurately corresponds with the given information.