Informative Speech Outline – How to Adopt a Dog

Informative Speech Outline Communication 253G Name_________________________________________________________________________ Title of your speech_____________________________________________________________ Rhetorical Purpose (Inform, Persuade, Debate, Mark a Special Occasion) ______________________________________________________________ Organizational Pattern (Chronological, Spatial, Topical, Cause and Effect) ___________________________________________________________ I. Introduction: A. Attention Getting Opener (narrative, joke, “gee whiz” numbers, build drama) ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ B. Why is your audience interested (can they relate to your topic)? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ C. Thesis (a single sentence that reflects the main purpose of your speech) ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ D. Establish Credibility (Why are you an expert in the area you are speaking…research, experience, career path) ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Overview Three main points (Preview) 1. 2. 3. Transition to the first point of your speech____________________________________________ II. Body: Main Point A. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Subpoint 1. ________________________________________________________ Subpoint 2. ________________________________________________________ Subpoint 3. ________________________________________________________ Transition to the second point of your speech__________________________________ Main Point B. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Subpoint 1.________________________________________________________ Subpoint 2. ________________________________________________________ Subpoint 3. ________________________________________________________ Transition to the third point of your speech____________________________________ Main Point C. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Subpoint 1.________________________________________________________ Subpoint 2. ________________________________________________________ Subpoint 3. ________________________________________________________ Transition to your conclusion________________________________________________ III. Conclusion A. Summarize your main points (Review) 1.________________________________________________________________ 2.________________________________________________________________ 3.________________________________________________________________ B. Clincher (tie to the attention getting opener) ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Some of the material in this outline (Fraleigh & Tuman 2011: Goss & Morgan 2004)