pointing words

Examples of pointing words in the following topics:

• Using Pointing Words

  • Pointing words help orient your reader and establish continuity within your writing.
  • In the example, the word "this" is a pointing word that refers back to the previous sentence, while simultaneously pointing toward how the ensuing sentence will take up and comment on the initial sentence.
  • The pointing word establishes continuity between the two sentences by acting as a pivot that both points backward to the previous sentence and points forward.
  • In the title, the word "these" acts as a pointing word that points back to the noun, "wild animals," contained in the first sentence.
  • Pointing words are used to produce continuity in your writing.

• The Act of Defining: Conceptual Engineering

  • Variation four, $D \rightarrow X + Y$ , refers to the act of defining a word in a certain way.
  • The concept specified by the definition is a useful one, but in order to use it conveniently you need a word with which to point to it.
  • One option is to invent a new word to point to the definition, or get someone else to do so.
  • One of my students, Doug Chamberlin, kindly invented a new word to point to my definition: coopetition.
  • The other option is to borrow an already existing word whose general meaning is close to your new definition, and announce that when you use this word, this is what you mean.

• Transitions

  • When read aloud, your speech should flow smoothly from introduction to body, from main point to main point and then finally into your conclusion.
  • Compare and Contrast- using words and phrases that compare one part of the speech to the next, like contrarily or on the other hand
  • To move from one point and into the next, you'll want to segue into your new point.
  • Sometimes your points may share similar themes or concepts - order your points in such a way as to capitalize on those similarities.
  • Ordinal words like "next," "second and "third" give your audience the heads up that you're about to proceed in a new or continued direction of thought.

• The Importance of Language

  • From the words you speak to the points and topics you articulate, language is the vehicle that helps your audience understand and agree with your statement or argument.
  • Carefully select each individual word in your speech.
  • Have you included points of contrast to illustrate broader points?
  • Or, do you want a particular point to resonate with them for some time?
  • The words you choose and how you deliver those words are the two halves of getting your message across in your speech.

• Design Tips

  • Love it or hate it, PowerPoint, or PowerPoint type slides, are the most common form of visual aid seen during a presentation.
  • The following design tips can help users develop effective PowerPoint presentations, while keeping in mind PowerPoint etiquette .
  • Instead, create bullet points and headings no longer than three to five words that give the main points.
  • Use at least an 18-point font for main points and a smaller sized font for sub-points.
  • Minimize the number of lines to no more than six lines per slide with six words per line.

• Components of a Speech: Main Points, Introduction, Conclusion, and Transitions

  • Above all, communicate a few important points!
  • The conclusion should summarize main points and state a strong thesis.
  • Remember that many people struggle with auditory learning, and consequently have trouble focusing on spoken words.
  • Speakers can emphasize transition points with visual aids, body language, vocal delivery, and transitional words and phrases.
  • These words and phrases signal a change, giving the audience a "heads up" about an upcoming transition:

• Observation Survey

  • Click Here to play a narrated PowerPoint presentation that summarizes the Observational Survey (http://www.coe.uga.edu/epltt/impaticas/readingrecovery2.html).
  • On all other words, his response included a word that started like the word on the task.
  • Click Here to play a narrated PowerPoint presentation that summarizes the Concepts of Print portion of the Observational Survey (http://www.coe.uga.edu/epltt/impaticas/Concepts-of-Print.html).
  • Finally, he could point out a capital letter.
  • By focusing on his strengths, rather than his weaknesses, she has a good starting point from which she can begin scaffolding his literacy learning (Clay, 2002).

• Word of Mouth

  • To promote and manage word-of-mouth communications, marketers use publicity techniques to achieve desired behavioral response.
  • Word of mouth, or viva voce, is the passing of information from person to person by oral communication.
  • Research points to individuals being more inclined to believe word-of-mouth marketing more than formal forms of promotion methods; the receiver of word-of-mouth referrals tends to believe that the communicator is speaking honestly and is unlikely to have an ulterior motive (i.e. they are not receiving an incentive for their referrals).
  • Word-of-mouth depends on the extent of customer satisfaction with the product or service and on the degree of its perceived value.
  • The relatively new practice of word-of-mouth marketing attempts to inject positive "buzz" into conversations directly.

• Precision

  • General words and specific words are not opposites.
  • General words cover a broader spectrum with a single word than specific words.
  • Specific words are a subset of general words.
  • You can increase the clarity of your writing by choosing specific words over general words.
  • In scientific, technical, and other specialized fields, writers often need to make general points, describe general circumstances, or provide general guidance for action.

• The Structure of Language

  • The phoneme /r/ has no meaning on its own, but by appearing in the word it has completely changed the word's meaning!
  • Some morphemes are individual words (such as "eat" or "water").
  • In languages like Finnish, word order doesn’t matter for general meaning—different word orders are used to emphasize different parts of the sentence.
  • Depending on how a person says something, holds his or her body, or emphasizes certain points of a sentence, a variety of different messages can be conveyed.
  • Speech sounds make up phonemes, which make up words.