How do the purposes of transitions differ from the purposes of main points?

What will be an ideal response?


- The purposes of transitions include (1) creating a sense of movement and form, (2) helping listeners follow the speaker's movement through the speech, (3) helping listeners remember what was said, and (4) keeping the speaker from being nervous during gaps between ideas.
- An introduction introduces the topic; the main points develop it; the conclusion summarizes the speech. The transitions provide movement between the parts of a speech.
- Transitions connect the introduction to the body, connect the main ideas within the body, and connect the body to the conclusion.

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