Attached below
Basic Speech Outline w Notes
I. Introduction
a. Attention Getter: A quick statement/quote/story that will grab the audiences attention.
b. Credibility Statement: Brag on yourself. Tell us why we should be listening to you. What makes you the subject matter expert.
c. Preview of Main Points: One quick sentence that lays out the structure of the speech. For example, “Today I want to tell you about X and Y.”
Transition: “So lets get started with X” or “Lets jump into X” …. Something that tells us where the speech is going.
II. Main Point I: Your first topic
a. Support: Information that explains your first topic.
b. Support: Different information that explains your first topic.
Transition: Sentence that wraps up your first point and introduces the next. This is ONE sentence.
III. Main Point II: Your second topic
a. Support: Information that explains your second topic.
b. Support: Different information that explains your second topic.
IV. Conclusion
a. Review of Main Points: “Today we discussed X and Y”
b. Closing Statement: This is similar to the attention getter. It can be a story, quote, statistics, etc. Be careful not to introduce a new point in the conclusion.
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