Structuring a SpeechThe classical arrangement, still the most reliable shape for spoken argument.Communications & MediaSix parts, in order.1ExordiumWin attention and goodwill. Say why this, why now, why you.2NarratioThe facts as you have them, told plainly and in order.3PartitioState what you will argue, and in how many parts.4ConfirmatioYour proof, strongest argument placed first or last, not buried.5RefutatioThe main objection, stated fairly and answered.6PeroratioRecapitulate, then ask for the specific thing you want.Listeners remember the opening and the close best. Put nothingload-bearing in the middle that they cannot afford to lose.Structuring a Speechlearnposters.com
Structuring a Speech — printable humanities wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

Structuring a Speech, step by step

Six parts, in order.

  1. ExordiumWin attention and goodwill. Say why this, why now, why you.
  2. NarratioThe facts as you have them, told plainly and in order.
  3. PartitioState what you will argue, and in how many parts.
  4. ConfirmatioYour proof, strongest argument placed first or last, not buried.
  5. RefutatioThe main objection, stated fairly and answered.
  6. PeroratioRecapitulate, then ask for the specific thing you want.

Listeners remember the opening and the close best. Put nothing load-bearing in the middle that they cannot afford to lose.

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What’s on the Structuring a Speech poster?
6 numbered steps. Six parts, in order. Exordium — Win attention and goodwill. Say why this, why now, why you.; Narratio — The facts as you have them, told plainly and in order.; Partitio — State what you will argue, and in how many parts.; Confirmatio — Your proof, strongest argument placed first or last, not buried.; Refutatio — The main objection, stated fairly and answered.; Peroratio — Recapitulate, then ask for the specific thing you want.. Listeners remember the opening and the close best. Put nothing load-bearing in the middle that they cannot afford to lose.
Who is the Structuring a Speech poster for?
Structuring a Speech belongs to the Communications & Media section rather than to a school year, because humanities is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning rhetoric & argument can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the Structuring a Speech poster?
When writing a talk that must persuade rather than inform. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Structuring a Speech belongs on the wall where that humanities work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Structuring a Speech?
The Five Canons, Kinds of Claim and Deduction & Induction sit alongside Structuring a Speech in the Communications & Media section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.The Five CanonsKinds of ClaimDeduction & Induction
Is the Structuring a Speech poster free to download and print?
Yes. Structuring a Speech downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Communications & Media section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Structuring a Speech poster print at?
Structuring a Speech is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Structuring a Speech loses nothing.Printing guide

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