SAMPLE OUTLINE TEMPLATE – SPEECH 103
TOPIC: (Ch.5 – Subject of speech)
ORGANIZATIONAL PATTERN: (Ch.9 – Organization of body’s main points)
SPECIFIC PURPOSE: (Ch.5 – Goal of presentation) To inform (or to persuade) my audience…
I. INTRODUCTION (Set the emotional tone, the appropriate mood)
A. ATTENTION-GETTING DEVICE: (Ch.10 – Grab audience’s attention: make a startling statement, arouse audience curiosity, ask a question, begin with a quotation, or tell a story)
B. RELEVANCY STATEMENT: (Ch.10 – State why topic is important to audience)
C. CREDIBILITY STATEMENT: (Ch.10 – State speaker’s qualifications on topic)
D. CENTRAL IDEA: (Ch.10)
1. Thesis Statement
2. Preview Main Points
Connective: (Ch.9 – Language that links the sections of your speech together)
II. BODY (Ch.9 – Remember 2-5 main points; 3 is ideal)
A. FIRST MAIN POINT: (Ch.9)
1. SUPPORTING MATERIAL (Ch.8 – Evidence to support main point)
2. SUPPORTING MATERIAL
Connective:
B. SECOND MAIN POINT:
1. SUPPORTING MATERIAL
2. SUPPORTING MATERIAL
Connective:
C. THIRD MAIN POINT:
1. SUPPORTING MATERIAL
2. SUPPORTING MATERIAL
Connective:
III. CONCLUSION (Keep the emotional tone consistent)
A. RESTATE RELEVANCY STATEMENT:
B. RESTATE CENTRAL IDEA:
1. Thesis Statement
2. Assignment Help – Summarize Main Points
C. CALL FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION: (Ch.16 – Suggest the audience take specific action)
D. OPTIONAL ENDING DEVICE: (Ch.10 – Finish with a quotation, make a dramatic statement, or refer back to the attention-getting device in your introduction)
