Use this guide to decipher abbriviations you might have found on your preparation outline
ABBREV
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TERM
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Interpretation
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ACRO
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ACRONYM | You made good use of an acronym to organize your main points thus avoiding topical org. |
ANALOG
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ANALOGY ORG. | Your created an analogy between your main points and an external object and it created a good order by avoiding topical. |
BKEND
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BOOKENDING | Your concluding phrase resounded with your opening imagery which created a satisfying unity to your speech. |
BOF
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BETTER FORMAT NEEDED | Your outline is not in a true hierarchal outline format. Remember, each level of sub-point should be indented further to the right, each level labelled in a consistent manner, hanging indents to show that labeling and double spaces between items. Transitions should be included, but should break the outline and be either in parenthesis or italics. For fuller credit, it would be wise to review this in your text before your next speech. |
BRIEF
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BRIEF OUTLINE | Your preparation outline really isn't a true, full preparation outline--it's more of a speaking outline. Review the text or see me for help. |
BTR PHRA |
BETTER PHRASING | Put more effort into phrasing your main points. Remember, they should be in full sentences and exhibit parallelism whenever possible. |
BTRPPT
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BETTER POWERPOINT | You did not make good use of your PowerPoint presentation. The slides should be simpler, integrated better and not have too much text. |
BUT
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TOPICAL WORKED | Fortunately, you used a good preview statement and your main points were clear with your use of transitions and connectives; this mitigated the topical organization. |
CHRON
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CHRONOLOCICAL | You made good us of a chronological organizational pattern which was appropriate to your topic. |
DLV
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DELIVERY | For the preview statement to work well, you have to deliver it properly: make it sound special and pause between each phrase that represents a main point. |
FUROUT
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FURTHER OUTLINING | Some of your sub-points and sub-sub-points needed to be broken down into further subordinated items. Each distinct idea should have it's own place on the outline. Each sentence in the body should have its own branch on the tree. |
GDPPT
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GOOD POWERPOINT | You made very good use of your PowerPoint presentation. The slides were clear, conveyed good information, were well integrated and added visual interest to your speech. |
GRAVEL
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GRAVEL PIT | Endings of phrases trailed off far back into your throat and were too gravelly; pay attention to vocal warm-ups and strive for a clear, robust speaking voice. |
HIER
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CHECK HIERARCHY | Check your hierarchy more carefully. Does it branch correctly? Does it branch enough? |
INDENT
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INDENTATIONS | Outlining improvement: Indents should be "hanging indents" where the number or label of the point or subpoint is in a margin of its own. Double space between points. |
INITIAL
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INITIALS AS ORG. | Using your initials as an organizing principle helped you avoid topical organization. |
LOW
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LOW INTENSITY | There was very little variety in your speaking tone; that combined with low volume and a lack of eye contact contributed to weak delivery of your speech. |
MANU
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READING FROM MANUSCRIPT | Your delivery of the speech should be stronger. You need to have a more direct connection with your audience--read less, extemporize more, in a conversational tone. Try rehearsing with an invited audience before delivering in class. |
MISOP | MISTAKEN ORGANIZATIONAL PATTERN |
You did declare your organizational pattern
on your preparation outline but unfortunately, it was not
correct. Review the chapter on organization and
re-classify your organizational pattern. |
NOAPOL
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DON'T APOLOGIZE | Every speech given this semester will have moments that go wrong. This note indicates that you called attention to your miscues, making them more significant. Try not to call attention to your mistakes, just continue on. |
ORGPAT
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DECLARE ORGANIZATIONAL PATTERN | It is a requirement in my class that you declare your organizational pattern in the header section of your preparation outline. |
OUT HDR
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OUTLINE HEADERS | It is a requirement to have a header section on your preparation outline that declares the specific purpose and central idea of your speech along with your organizational pattern. |
PARA
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PARAGRAGH OUTLINE | Your body is not in a true hierarchal format but is in labelled prose paragraphs. Your sub-points and sub-sub-points needed to be broken down into further subordinated items. Each distinct idea should have it's own place on the outline. Each level of sub-point should be indented further to the right, each level labelled in a consistent manner, hanging indents to show that labeling and double spaces between items. Transitions should be included, but should break the outline and be either in parenthesis or italics. For fuller credit, it would be wise to review this in your text before your next speech. |
P-N
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PRINT NORMAL | You used the Word file to create a very good preparation outline, but please print it out in NORMAL view (Mac) or PRINT mode (Windows) for more legible spacing. |
QUOTE
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QUOTATION | Your ending quotation was an effective approach for impact. |
REDO
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RE-DO SPEECH | If you wish to improve your grade on this speech, consider redoing it. If so, see me and discuss strategies for better success or work with the speech tutor. You can re-present it in class, if time permits, or during an office hour. If I see evidence that you have done any additional work to address the problems, you will get a higher grade. |
REH
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REHEARSAL NEEDED | It looked as if you had not given yourself enough time to rehearsal your speech out-loud resulting in not enough real eye contact with your audience. |
REL
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RELATIVE ACRONYM | In addition, your acronym was meaningful to your speech which made it even more effective. |
RQ
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RHETORICAL QUESTION | Good use of a rhetorical question to engage our attention. |
SETUP
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SETTING UP | Approach setting up your speaking space with more confidence. If you got this note, you probably appeared distracted, befuddled or unfamiliar with equipment. This can give take away from your credibility. Be more familiar with the room and the eequipment next time. |
SPK OUT
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SPEAKING OUTLINE | Your preparation outline really isn't a true, full preparation outline--it's more of a speaking outline. Review the text or see me for help. |
TOOMANY
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TOO MANY MAIN POINTS | You had too many main points in this speech; create fewer categories to contain your ideas. Three to five main points is optimal. For this speech, two to three were specified. |
TOP
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TOPICAL | You used a topical organization pattern which is not a strong choice. Be more creative with your topics: arrange along some continuum, or use an acronym. Establish a pattern so we can anticipate what is to come next. |
TRAILOFF
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ENDING TRAILED OFF | You weakened your speech considerably by having your ending phase trail off into unintelligibility. |
TRAILOFF
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ENDINGS TRAILED OFF | The ends of sentences and phrases tended to trail off; be sure to keep vocal support strong. |
TRANS
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TRANSITIONS | Remember to include your transition statements on your preparation outline; they should break the outline format and be in parenthesis or italics and be labelled as transitions. |
TTXT
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TOO MUCH TEXT | Your visual aid had too much text and the text was too small. Too much text divides our attention. |
TUTOR
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SEE SPEECH TUTOR | Consider seeing me or a tutor as you prepare your next speech. |
USE VA
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USE YOUR VISUAL AID | You should incorporate your visual aid into the flow of the speech and use it. Take the time to work through and explain it. |
VACNN
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VISUAL AID AS CONNECTIVE | Good use of your visual aids; you presented them well and they functioned |
VERB CLUT |
VERBAL CLUTTER | Overall, you used too many "um...'s" and "uh...'s" as verbal fillers for your thoughts. Try to be silent when you need to collect your thoughts. Try to reduce your use of verbalized pauses next time. |