Skeleton Outline for Persuasive Speech

General Purpose: To persuade

Specific Purpose: To persuade the general public that 5G is dangerous and further precautions
should be taken before 5G being implemented worldwide
Thesis: (insert a sentence that is the purpose/goal/concept behind the speech… what you
REALLY want the audience to understand at the end of the speech).

Introduction
I. Attention Getter: (This is where you state how you’ll start the speech in an interesting and
engaging way)
II.   Thesis: (This is where you state the focus of your speech in a way that’s interesting and
challenging to the audience)
III.   Motivation/Relevance: (This is where you persuade this specific audience that they’ll get
something out of this speech)
IV.  Credibility: (This is where you convince us you know what you’re talking about…
exhibit authority on the topic)
V.  Preview: (This is where you simply LIST the concepts of all of your MAIN POINTS in
order. It shouldn’t be too creative… just go for clarity and simplicity)
VI.  Impact Statement (optional): (a strong statement to get the audience to really listen…
similar to the motivation statement, but explains how your speech could truly absolutely
revolutionize things in an insane way. It’s essentially an extension of the motivation that
gets the audience to sit on the edge of their seat!)

Body
I.   
A.  According to PCMag, 5G stands for “fifth-generation cellular wireless”, with all
four major US carrier currently having some form of 5G wireless (Segan)
1. Kashyap Vyas writes in an article in “Interesting Engineering” that this new
generation of wireless technology can theoretically offer 1000x faster speeds than 4G, and uses
frequencies that are not used by 4G nor 3G. The time it takes for the signal to travel from source
device to target, or latency, is said to be around 1 millisecond, and with more bandwidth than
4G, connecting multiple devices to a single port has never been easier.
2. One of the most impressive uses for such technology would be in smart cities,
3. 5G brings more in terms of airwaves than 4G did – specifically, high-band
millimeter-wave airwaves. Millimeter-waves are mostly in the 20-100 GHz range, and have a
vastly shorter range from their cell towers – about 800 feet according to PCMag (Segan).
a. Because of the short range, many base stations, or small cells, will need
to be installed to provide coverage – considerably more than were needed for
4G coverage.
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Transition:

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Transition:

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Conclusion
1.  Restate Thesis/Transition to Conclusion:  (What was it you talked about?)
2.   Review: (Preview statement in past tense)
3. Concluding statement: (How do you plan to still say something important to end on an
impactful note, frequently this involves returning to your attention getter)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 

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