Specific Purpose: Tell me in one sentence what you are looking to accomplish with this speech. (e.g. At the end of my speech, the audience will … be aware of the six steps they must take in they want to fly a kite.)
Central Idea/Thesis Statement/Premise/Main idea: One sentence that clearly summarizes the main points of your speech/outline in one sentence. (e.g. COVID-19, though deadly for some, has been a blessing for many people.)
I. INTRODUCTION
- Attention Getter: Story, statistic, question: anything you know will GRAB audience’s attention.
- Introduce topic WITHOUT announcing it. (Announcing would mean you said something like – My speech will be about COVID-19. Do NOT announce it because you’ll be revealing it at Point E.)
- Credibility Statement: Answer the question “Why should we listen to YOU?” Some type of factual information or some reference that will show that you know what you are talking about. EG: you had a class on the topic, you have done a lot of research, you have first- hand experience with topic, you are an expert, etc.
- Relevancy Statement: Tell audience how your topic is relevant to them.
- Preview: Briefly reveal your topic; state what your main points will be.
- TRANSITION: Transition statement should include the exact wording you will use in your speech. (The transition will resemble something like this: Now, let me begin by telling you …[whatever is your first point.]
III. BODY
- MAIN POINT 1:
- Your first main point goes here-it MUST be one complete sentence. (Each body point MUST be outlined in the roman numeral outline as shown on page 81.)
- Include the evidence you are using from your research to support your main points. You can use quotes, examples, stories, statistics, etc. You should include 2 examples of evidence for each main point.
- TRANSITION: Include the exact wording you will use in your speech. (E.g. I’ve just told you about … (first body point). Now let me tell you about …
- .MAIN POINT 2
- Include the evidence you are using from your research to support your main points. You can use quotes, examples, stories, statistics, etc. You should include 2 examples of evidence for each main point.MAIN POINT 2 goes here.
- TRANSITION: Include the exact wording you will use in your speech
- MAIN POINT 3 goes here.
- Include the evidence you are using from your research to support your main points. You can use quotes, examples, stories, etc. You should include 2 examples of evidence for each main point.
- TRANSITION: Include the exact wording you will use in your speech
- CONCLUSION
- Recap/summary: Summarize your main points. Be specific and concise.
- End memorably: Tell a story. Use quotations. Pose a rhetorical question. Bring your speech full circle by going back to the introduction. Leave the audience satisfied.
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