How to Vote Speech OUTLINE

TYPE OF SPEECH: How to Speech TITLE: How To Vote

GENERAL PURPOSE: To inform

SPECIFIC PURPOSE: To understand three steps of voting in an election.

CENTRAL IDEA (THESIS STATEMENT): There are three steps to voting,

registering to vote, picking the right candidate, and finally voting.

THE INTRODUCTION
I. Attention Getter – Who can agree that everything in this country today is
just fine? Honestly I would also disagree, but as citizens there are
several things that we could do to impact our country.
II. Statement of Relevance – This upcoming November 6 is going to be a
day that we as citizens can impact our country in a major way.
III. Statement of Credibility – I am a registered voter and I have voted in past
elections. I have also done some research for you so we can all be
prepared for when Election Day comes around.

IV. Central Idea (Thesis) – There are three steps to voting, registering to
vote, picking the right candidate, and finally voting.

V. Preview – Before we head down to the ballot box lets make sure we are
prepared.

First: Today we are going to make sure you are eligible to vote.

Second: We are going to pick the right candidate

And Third: We are going to make sure you know where to Vote.

THE BODY
I. 1st Main Point – First, How to make sure you are registered to vote.
A. Sub-point – Several websites online can confirm your voter status. If
you are not registered you can also register online as well. Today we are
going to use the Georgia My Voter Page to confirm our status.
B. Sub-point – This is the GA My Voter Page, enter your information to
either register to vote or confirm registration. We can come back to this
page again later.

(Transition statement – Now that you are registered we have to do the hardest
part, which is research!

II. 2nd Main Point – Picking the right Candidates to vote for.
A. Sub-point – You never want to head to a polling place with no idea of
who or what you’re going to vote for. One way to prepare your-selves is
by researching the candidates and the amendments before hand.
Ballotpedia.org is a helpful website for learning what amendments and
 candidates will be on your ballot. You can even make a sample ballot to
take with you the day of the election.
B. Sub-point – Watching interviews and debates can help you better
understand your candidate. This is Brian Kemp and Stacy Abrams, two
candidates running for Governor of our state. The Atlanta Journal
constitution mentioned two Kemp vs. Abram debates to look out for in the
next couple of weeks, one on October 23 and another on November 4 th
just days before the election.
(Transition statement – Deciding who and what to vote for is the hardest
part and I can’t do the work for you but I can tell you exactly where to go for this next and
final step.

III. 3rd Main Point – How to vote.

This step is simple but there are multiple ways that you can go about it.
A. Sub-point – For this step you need to find your polling place this will
usually be government building close to your house. You could even
choose to do early voting if you’re not available this November 6th.
B. Sub-point – Your other option would be to vote by mail. You can do
this by filling out a Absentee Ballot. I can show you where to find all of
that information on the My Voter Page that we looked at earlier.
Once you enter your information all of the things you need to know
will pop up; Your name and information that you should confirm,
the polling place, the early polling place dates, directions,
application for an absentee ballot, and your qualified candidates
Mvp.ga.gov

(Transition statement – Now that we have gone over our three steps you should
feel prepared to go out and vote, so lets review.
CONCLUSION
I. There are three steps to voting, registering to vote, picking
the right candidate, and finally voting.
II. Now we all know if we are registered to vote or not, we have picked our
candidates and we are finally prepared for our final step. Voting!

III. I hope that we can leave and think about these things that we talked
about today because voting isn’t something we should do; it’s something
we have the right to do.