How should you support your ideas?
supporting materials---function: make the audience convinced
1. major kinds of supporting materials
a. examples: can be used to
help define or clarify concepts
enhance credibility
draw attention to a particular feature (attention getter)
help connect your audience with the topic of your speech
three types of examples
brief examples (less detailed)
mentions a specific instance to illustrate a general statement 概括说明
statistics/
statistics seemingly represent hard facts
statistics can be overwhelming when presented orally
statistics provided an air of objectivity and certanty
people generally believe numeric data are incontrovertible truths
testimony
provides a perspective other than your own
helps humanize your speech
can be presented by quoting or paraphrasing words from others
2. how to choose supporting materials
3. search for supporting materials