informationive speech outline

Please use this template – copy and paste it into a word document and fill in the blanks. See student samples in the module!

My specific speech purpose is: 

My Speech is a Description, Demonstration or Explanation (identify one) 

I.Introduction

A. Attention Getter: Narrative is the best way to open a speech.

B. Thesis statement: Today, I will inform you about _____________.

C. Preview statement: Example: Today I will be talking about (subject matter) by first, discuss (main point #1. Then I will examine (main point #2), and then finally, I will consider (main pint #3). 

Transition statement: First, I will talk about (main point #1)

II.Body:

A. Main point #1: 

I.Supporting material (include source): I

I.Supporting material (include source): 

Transition statement = Example: So now that we know about (main point #1 & how it relates main topic of speech), I will examine (main point #2). 

B. Main point #2:

I.Supporting material (include source): 

II.Supporting material (include source): 

Transition statement: statement = Example: So now that we know about (main point #2 & how it relates main topic of speech) now I will examine (main point #3). 

C. Main point #3:

I.Supporting material (include source): 

II.Supporting material (include source): 

III.Conclusion: 

A. Review Statement: Example: So today I talked about (subject matter) by first, discussing (main point #1), then we examined (main point #2) and finally we considered (main pint #3).

B. Refer back to introduction: refer back to the opening story and thesis.

C. Give a sense of closure: So what?