1.0Speaking Intensive Programhttps://academics.umw.edu/speakingCathy Dereckihttps://academics.umw.edu/speaking/author/cderecki/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="hVOmU5Sm37"><a href="https://academics.umw.edu/speaking/resources/handouts/preparing-supporting-materials/">Preparing Supporting Materials</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://academics.umw.edu/speaking/resources/handouts/preparing-supporting-materials/embed/#?secret=hVOmU5Sm37" width="600" height="338" title="“Preparing Supporting Materials” — Speaking Intensive Program" data-secret="hVOmU5Sm37" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://academics.umw.edu/speaking/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Preparing the Main Points for a Presentation DEFINITION: Main points are the major divisions of the body of a presentation. Each main point introduces one idea, or makes one claim, that helps to advance the central idea (thesis) of the presentation. LIMIT the number of main topics in the body of the presentation. Develop between […]