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(Date)
Full Sentence Preparation Outline – (Rough/Final Draft)
I. Introduction
a. Attention Getter: (grab audience’s attention, keep it short, be creative, don’t say “hi, my name is Kim and today I am going to be talking about”)
b. Background: (one or two sentence summary on basic background info of your topic)
c. Audience Relevance: (one sentence stating why the audience should care about it and want to learn about it)
d. Speaker Credibility: (explain why you are credible to talk about this topic – could include former experience, interest and knowledge and/or state that you did research to learn more about it)
e. Thesis: (carefully worded declarative sentence – sums up your speech – includes the ideas of all three main points)
f. Preview of Main Points: (First I will talk about, then I will discuss, and finally I will look at )
Transition to 1st Main Point: (signpost, preview – see chapter 4 pg. 31)
II. Main Point 1: (Homework help – Summary of your main point)
a. Sub-point A: (Aspect #1 of your main point)
b. Sub-point B: (Aspect #2 of your main point)
(more subpoints as needed)
Transition to 2nd Main Point: (summary, signpost, preview)
III. Main Point 2: (Homework help – Summary of your main point)
a. Sub-point A: (Aspect #1 of your main point)
b. Sub-point B: (Aspect #2 of your main point)
(more subpoints as needed)
Transition to 3rd Main Point: (summary, signpost, preview)
IV. Main Point 3: (Homework help – Summary of your main point)
a. Sub-point A: (Aspect #1 of your main point)
b. Sub-point B: (Aspect #2 of your main point)
(more subpoints as needed)
Signal the Conclusion: signpost, a phrase signals you’re moving to your conclusion)
V. Conclusion
a. Review Main Points: (same as preview from intro but change to past tense – “First, I talked about…” rather than, “First, I will talk about…”)
b. Restate Thesis: (from your introduction)
c. Memorable Closer: (the last thing you’re going to say, be creative and make it count!)
(If it is Bold, keep it.
If it is in parenthesis, (replace it).
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