every speech should have a balance of ethos, pathos, and logos
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Every speech should have a balance of
ethos, pathos, and logos.
Organizing Your Speech Outline I. Introduction1) Get the attention of the audience
use humor, tell a story, read a quote, give a statistic, or share a personal experience
2) Establish credibility can we believe you? why should we believe you?
3) Indicate thesis at the end of intro
What is a thesis?
1) central ideas of the speech
2) what you want the audience to remember
3) preview of the speech
What is a thesis?Job: Pastry Chef for Opus at the Myerson Center
• Specific Thesis: Today, I am going to tell why you should hire me as the new Pastry Chef for Opus at the Myerson Symphony Center.
• First, I am going to tell you about my experiences as a chef for the past five years, which readily apply to the needs of Opus and the Myerson Center.
• Second, I am going to tell you about my course work at the Art Institute of Dallas, which has given me superior tools to function in this industry.
• Third, I am going to tell you about specific menus and cuisine I have created for other Performing Arts venues such as the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra.
Organizing Your Speech Outline II. Body1) Explore/organize data into 2-3 main
points (specific reasons to hire you)Identify/discuss two references who
can verify your experiences, skills, and knowledge.
Identify/discuss two facts about your employer that correlate with your experience, skills, and knowledge.
2) Make transitions between points.
Organizing Your Speech Outline III. Conclusion1) Summarize points/restate thesis
2) Provide closure finish story, read a quote, give a statistic, or share
another personal experience
Speech OutlineI. Intro
A. Attention getter = “There was once a young girl who . . . . . . . . . “B. Credibility statement= “As someone who has worked as a ??? for the past ??? , I can tell you that . . . .”C. Thesis Statement = “Today, I am going to tell you about . . . . . . . “
II. BodyA. Analysis of Point 1Transition= “Now that I have told you about ???, I will now tell you about ???”B. Analysis of Point 2Transition= “Now that I have told you about ???, I will now tell you about ???”C. Analysis of Point 3 (if indeed there are three points)
III. ConclusionA. Summary of Points = “In the course of this speech, I have given you several reasons why you should hire me as the ??? at ??? including ???, ???, and ???.B. Closure= "I would like to end by quoting President Kennedy who said . . . . . .”
What are the five cannons of rhetoric?
1) Invention - Ethos- ethics/credibility
- Pathos- passion/emotion
- Logos- logic/evidence
What are the five cannons of rhetoric?
2) Organization
- Introduction
- Body
- Conclusion
What are the five cannons of rhetoric?
3) Style- Metaphor/Similes- Hyperbole- Personification- Repetition- Alliteration
What are the five cannons of rhetoric?
4) Delivery- Script Vs. Outline- Reading Vs. Communicating- Make eye contact- Manage your non-verbals - Avoid verbal disjunctions (um, ahh, like)
What are the five cannons of rhetoric?
5) Memory- Extemporaneous- Conversational- Talk with audience not at audience- Outline Vs. Script
Every speech should have a balance of
ethos, pathos, and logos.
Mr. John Christensen
Special Guest Star
Who is Mr. John Christensen?
• Teaches various business classes AID (Marketing, Fundamentals of Business, Accounting, Career Development)
• Worked with Verizon 30 years in Iowa, Washington,
Connecticut, and Texas. • Held various front-line and management positions through the
years, ending up as director over a small Retails Markets business unit that developed, marketed and sold, processed customer orders, and did troubleshooting for certain network products.
• Managed change in a number of areas as the telephone company went from being a monopoly to being a competitor.
Every speech should have a balance of
ethos, pathos, and logos.
What is the rhetorical situation?
• What the speaker has to deal with: • Exigence (an imperfection marked by urgency) • Audience (stated or implied)• Constraints (obstacles that make communication difficult)
