Template Outline for Exploring Culture & Perception Presentation

I. Introduction (Approximately 1min.)

A. Attention Getter: use a narrative, anecdote, statistic, surprising fact or question to draw
your audience into your presentation
B. Background, Audience Relevance, and Credibility: introduce yourselves and share a
sentence that sums up what we might need to know about your background to put the rest of
your speech into context
C. Thesis: deliver a one-sentence summary of what you learned from this experience
D. Preview of main points: list the three differences that you identified during your interview
that you will discuss as your main points

Transition to first main point (Example: “The first difference that we discovered was…”

II. Body (Approximately 3 ½-5 ½ mins.)

A. Main Point 1: Identify and define the first key difference that you identified
1. Subpoint 1: explain how each of your cultures, co-cultures, or other prior history
contributed to this difference in perception and/or experience
2. Subpoint 2: describe how this difference is related to a course concept
3. Subpoint 3: evaluate how this difference might impact future experiences and
perceptions

Transition (summary, signpost, preview-- Example: “Now that we’ve talked about [first difference], second, we
discovered [second difference].”)

B. Main Point 2: Identify and define the second key difference that you identified
1. Subpoint 1: explain how each of your cultures, co-cultures, or other prior history
contributed to this difference in perception and/or experience
2. Subpoint 2: describe how this difference is related to a course concept
3. Subpoint 3: evaluate how this difference might impact future experiences and
perceptions

Transition (summary, signpost, preview-- Example: “Now that we’ve talked about [second difference], finally,
we’ll share the [third difference] that we identified.”)

C. Main Point 3: Identify and define the third key difference that you identified
1. Subpoint 1: explain how each of your cultures, co-cultures, or other prior history
contributed to this difference in perception and/or experience
2. Subpoint 2: describe how this difference is related to a course concept
3. Subpoint 3: evaluate how this difference might impact future experiences and
perceptions

Transition and signal closing (Example: “In conclusion…”)

III. Conclusion (Approximately 30 seconds-1 minute)

A. Restate Thesis: restate the one-sentence summary of what you learned from this experience
B. Review Main Points: list the three differences that you identified during your interview that
you discussed as your main points
C. Memorable Closer: creatively tie back to the attention getter as you wrap up your speech