Ideas for Attention Material
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A surprising or shocking
example or fact
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Humor
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An Audience Reference or
Interaction
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An Insightful Quotation
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An Appropriate Narrative
(story)
Ideas for
Motivation Material
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Reference to how the audience
can use the information
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Reference to how the audience
benefit from the information
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Reference to how the audience
may be affected by your topic
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Providing the audience with a
context for your presentation
Ideas for
Overview Material (always include both of these)
Ideas for the
Conclusion
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A summary (in the Underview)
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A (more sophisticated)
restatement of the thesis in new words (in the Underview)
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Material of the sort used for
attention
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A clincher line (in the Last
Thought)
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A call for specific action
Common Errors
in Introductions
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Irrelevant Attention Material
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An Apology
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Misdirection (of thesis or
purpose)
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New Ideas (in the conclusion)
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Dilution of the Main Point (in
the conclusion)
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Lack of "closure" (in the
conclusion)
Common Errors
on Outlines
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Failure to use complete
sentences for Attention, Motivation, Overview and Main points
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Failure to use labels on the
left side for AMOBUL and internal summaries and transitions
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Failure to indent properly and
use a consistent outline style (Numbers for main points starting with 1,
letters for sub-points, etc.
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Failure to use complete
citations for all reference material in "Works Cited"
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