An outline can be very helpful to a speaker. It helps them keep on focus when they veer a little away from their original ideas. It can also help an audience find their next thought if they “go blank”. A speech should never be fully written out (except if you are ever giving a speech that is televised). Outline should be simple phrases or short sentences that guide you when you need a little help.
For the Self Intro Speech and Ceremonial Speech, students will be asked to create fairly informal outlines. For the Persuasive Speech, we will expand to create a formal outline with more detail and source citation. However, don’t worry about this formal outline quite yet. We will begin with an informal outline. Below you will find the basic parts for your first outline and an example.
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Parts Needed/Structure to follow for this outline (you can copy and paste this format into a Word document or save the attached Word Document to your computer):
Introduction
III. Thesis Statement: Tell your audience what the main concept of your speech will be about; topic and main points
Body
Support Material: Stories, examples, facts, etc. that help you elaborate on your main point
Support Material: Stories, examples, facts, etc. that help you elaborate on your main point
III. Main Point 3: Some people will have a main point 3 and some will not…if you do, make sure to format like first two main points
Conclusion
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