Informative Speech Outline

Informative Presentation Delivery Outline

  1. Header

Speech Title:

Audience:

General Purpose/Speech Type: 

Specific Purpose Statement:

Thesis Statement or Central Idea:

 

  1. Introduction –
  2. Greeting and Attention Getting Device

 

  1. Establish speaker-audience-topic connection/ WIIFT?/ Motivate audience to listen. Reveal your topic – tell the audience what your speech is about.

 

  • Establish credibility/Ethos

 

  1. Establish your goodwill?

 

  1. Preview your three main points
    1. First main point; same as I in body
    2. Second main point, same as II in body
    3. Third main point; same as III in body

Transition: connect the introduction to the body

 

III.  Body

  1. First main point
    1. Support for I (the first main point)
    2. Further support for I (details, examples and/or visual aids)

Transition: connect the first major point to the second

 

  1. Second main point
    1. Support for II (the second main point)
    2. Further support for II (details, examples and/or visual aids)

Transition: connect the second major point to the third

 

  • Third main point
    1. Support for III (the third main point)
    2. Further support for III (details, examples and/or visual aids)

Transition: connect the third major point (or all main points) to the conclusion

 

  1. Conclusion

                  Summary – Restate your three main points

  1. First main point; same as I in body
  2. Second main point; same as II in body
  3. Third main point; same as III in body

Transition: connect your summary to your closure

 

Closure Device – (Close with Impact!)

 

References – you must cite your sources in APA style.

Failure to cite at least three sources will result in a “F” grade for the speech.

 

Please refer to any of the computer generate citation machines for proper citations.

http://www.easybib.com/

http://www.citationmachine.net/

http://www.bibme.org/apa

 

Do not use Wikipedia to find sources.

 

YOU MUST HAVE THREE REFERENCES!  No EXCEPTIONS!

 

(DO NOT NUMBER YOUR CITATIONS!)