abstraction

Examples of abstraction in the following topics:

• Variations in Abstraction

  • While abstract descriptions should usually be avoided, abstraction can be used to your advantage when used correctly.
  • Abstract descriptions are in contrast to concrete descriptions.
  • They will then end on a broader, more abstract note.
  • Thus they will ascende the ladder of abstraction.
  • A good speaker will be able to manoeuvre along the ladder of abstraction.

• Tailor Abstraction to Your Audience

  • Tailor abstraction to the specific content and the audience level of understanding.
  • I abstract the color and give it the label red.
  • You may move up and down the level of abstraction as needed.
  • Specialized, abstract terminology only works when your audience will understand them.
  • Think of abstraction as a ladder: the most specific, direct experiences are at the bottom and each step above is more abstract.

• Personification

  • It can also refer to the assignment of human characteristics and qualities to non-human animals, inanimate objects or abstract ideas.
  • Personification is a way of using storytelling to craft your speech by personifying complex or abstract ideas or thoughts.
  • There are two ways to approach personification: to speak as another person to make a point or to personify an inanimate object, animal or abstract thought.

• Variations in Orality

  • By contrast, only literary cultures have launched phenomenological analyses, abstract classifications, ordered lists and tables, etc.
  • In oral cultures, concepts are used in a way that minimizes abstraction, focusing to the greatest extent possible on objects and situations directly known by the speaker.

• Communicating Examples

• Wording the Speech

  • Introduce your subject and thesis in an Abstract, or introduction, section.
  • This abstract gives a general summary about what you plan to speak.

• Gender

  • When the goal is independence, on the other hand, members of this speech community are likely to communicate in ways that exhibit knowledge, refrain from personal disclosure, are abstract, are focused on instrumentality, demonstrate conversational command, are direct and assertive, and are less responsive.

• Static Representations: Images, Drawings, and Graphs

  • Images can be any two-dimensional figure such as a map, a graph, a pie chart, or an abstract painting.

• Analogies

  • Often presenters speak about topics, concepts, or places that may seem alien or abstract for audiences.

• Types of Material on the Internet

  • Many online journals and databases will only let you preview an article abstract or summary, requiring a paid per-article or subscription fee to view the complete article.