Izzy and Elmore are both preparing speeches they have to give at upcoming conventions. It's a perfect opportunity for Elmore to help Izzy improve her presentation by employing techniques for academic and technical writing. Abstraction, jargon, nominalization, and more sophisticated clause structures are introduced within the context of Izzy's unique speech about her favorite pet: cats.

Originally released by Video Education America (VEA), 2015. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on August 30, 2018.

Izzy Learns Abstraction and Technical Language (8:59);.