Name January 1, 2021 COMM 200 – Public Speaking Speech #1 Outline YOUR SPEECH TI

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January 1, 2021
COMM 200 – Public Speaking
Speech #1 Outline
YOUR SPEECH TITLE
Purpose Statement: Choose one statement.
To inform my audience that (the topic you want to discuss).
To persuade my audience to (what you want the audience to do or believe).
Thesis Statement: A claim or prediction that you will prove or demonstrate (one or two short sentences listing your 3 main points).
Attention Grabber: Your speech delivery starts here! Say something to grab your audience’s attention right from the very moment you begin to speak.
Introduce Yourself & State Your Credibility: State your name and how you connect to the topic (discuss the experience you have with this topic).
Overview of Main Points: Make it clear what main points are going to be (restate your thesis statement).
(Transition from intro to first main point in a complete sentence.)
I. First main point and support must be written in complete sentences.
A. Support for 1st main point
a. Support for A
b. Support for A
B. Support for 1st main point
a. Support for B
b. Support for B
(Transition from one point to the next, do not simply list the next main point.)
II. Second main point and support must be written in complete sentences.
A. Support for 2nd main point
a. Support for A
b. Support for A
B. Support for 2nd main point
a. Support for B
b. Support for B
(Transition from one point to the next, do not simply list the next main point.)
III. Third main point and support must be written in complete sentences. Support for 3rd main point
A. Support for 3rd main point
a. Support for A
b. Support for A
B. Support for 3rd main point
a. Support for B
b. Support for B
(Transition from one point to the next, do not simply list the next main point.)
Conclusion: DO NOT ANNOUNCE YOUR CONCLUSION – “In conclusion…, in summary, etc.”
Summarize your 3 main points (restate your thesis).
Reinforce the major idea – the overall information you want the audience to know.
Tell the audience what to do with the information presented.
Reference Page: on a separate page
Use the same font as the rest of the outline to provide an APA formatted reference page on a separate page.
The sources listed on the reference page have to be used in the body of the outline with an APA in-text and verbal citation (According to…).
Do not list web addresses as a verbal citation – you have to say ABC website (not dot com).