Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Comunication
Where? When?
Social Context or situation
Reciever
Feedback
Include your speech title:
Purpose: (Why are you giving this talk?)
Thesis: (What is your major argument?)
I. Introduction III. Conclusion
A. Greeting A. Signal closing
B. Attention getter B. Restate thesis
C. Credibility statement C. Review main points
D. Thesis statement 1. Main point #1
E. Preview of main points 2. Main point #2
Transition 3. Main point #3
II. Body D. Memorable statement
A. Argument #1 or call to action
1. Subordinate point E. Thank audience for
(e.g., "According to…") listening
a. Support (e.g., example, statistic,
visual, testimonial)
b. Support
Transition
B. Argument #2
C. Argument #3
“When you score a goal or a three point shot or a touchdown, you
don't do it for yourself, you do it for the team cause the name in
front of the jersey is more important than the one on the back.”
Instructions
1. Decide how your outline is to be organized. You can
organize it in a chronological or spatial manner. In most cases
it is best to order it with a general idea then use specific
examples as supporting material.
II. Body
A. Main point #1
1. Subordinate point (e.g., "According to…")
a. Support (e.g., example, statistic, visual, testimonial)
b. Support
2. Subordinate point 2. Subordinate point
a. Support a. Support
b. Support b. Support
Transition/Signpost Transition
B. Main point #2
1. Subordinate point III. Conclusion
a. Support A. Signal closing
b. Support B. Restate thesis
2. Subordinate point C. Review main points
a. Support 1. Main point #1
b. Support 2. Main point #2
Internal Summary 3. Main point #2
C. Main point #3 D. Memorable
1. Subordinate point statement or call to
a. Support action
b. Support E. Thank audience for
listening
Thesis: The decisions I have to make in choosing college courses,
depend on larger questions I am beginning to ask myself about my life’s
work.
I. Two decisions described
A. Art history or chemistry
1. Professional considerations
2. Personal considerations
B. A third year of French?
1. Practical advantages of knowing a foreign language
2. Intellectual advantages
3. The issue of necessity
II. Definition of the problem
A. Decisions about occupation
B. Decisions about a kind of life to lead
III. Temporary resolution of the problem
A. To hold open a professional possibility: chemistry
B. To take advantage of cultural gains already made: French
Thesis: The decisions I have to make in choosing college courses,
depend on larger questions I am beginning to ask myself about my
life’s work.
I. I have two decisions to make with respect to choosing college
courses in the immediate future.
A. One is whether to elect a course in art history or in chemistry.
1. One time in my life, I planned to be a chemical engineer
professionally.
2. On the other hand, I enjoy art and plan to travel and see
more of it.