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What are the three types of transitions?
- Mechanical
- Relational
- Summarizing
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Why use transitions when speaking/presenting?
- You have an obligation to lead your listeners.
- Although you know how you got from point A. to point B., your listeners might not know--help them!
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Describe "mechanical transition."
- Description: the simplest type of transition.
- Example: You've indicated that there are three reasons for something and talked about the first reason; then you simply say, "the second reason...".
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Describe "relational transition."
- Description: a transition that ties two points of a presentation together.
- Example: In a presentation on Army wheeled vehicles, you might transition by saying something like, "Unlike the xxxx, an aaaa can easilty travel over rough terrain." Then you would talk about vehicle aaaa.
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Describe "summarizing transition."
- Description: a transition that gives details about points you've already covered, sometimes called an internal summary.
- Example: You describe three advantages of a course of action (COA); then you summarize those advantages before saying something like, "However, even though these are distinct advantages to this COA, some disadvantages merit consideration."
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What are transition techniques?
- Use bridge words or phrases
- Repeat the same idea or word
- Ask a question
- Refer back to something you've already said
- Review where you've been or where you're going
- Use a visual
- Pause
- Move
- Change your tone of voice
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