Informative Speech Outline Template
Speaker: Your name goes here.
Speech Topic: The topic of your speech goes here.
Specific Purpose: The specific purpose statement of your speech goes here.
Thesis: The thesis statement goes here.
Introduction Your introduction is generally 5-10% of your speech
Attention Getter: Your attention getter, hook (story, statistic, question, humor, startling statement) goes here. Attention Getter is always first.
Credibility Statement: Your link to the topic, credibility, “Why should we listen to YOU?” goes here. Credibility gives some type of factual information or some reference that will show that you know what you are talking about. This could be the fact that you had a class on the topic, or that you have done a lot of research, or that you have firsthand experience with your topic, or you are an expert, etc.
Reveal Topic: Reveal your topic to your audience–just your topic–not your preview.
Relevancy Statement: Tell your audience how your topic is relevant to them.
Preview: The preview of your main points goes here. Preview is always last.
The transition/signpost from the introduction to your first main point goes here.
Body Your body is generally 80-90% of your speech
The title of your first main point goes here: the text of your first main point goes here.
The first subpoint or supporting material of your first main point goes here.
The first sub-subpoint or supporting material of your first subpoint goes here.
The second sub-subpoint or supporting material of your first subpoint goes here.
The third sub-subpoint or supporting material of your first subpoint goes here, or delete this numbered item if you have fewer than three.
The second subpoint or supporting material of your first main point goes here.
The first sub-subpoint or supporting material of your second subpoint goes here.
The second sub-subpoint or supporting material of your second subpoint goes here.
The third sub-subpoint or supporting material of your second subpoint goes here, or delete this numbered item if you have fewer than three.
The third subpoint or supporting material of your first main point goes here, or delete this numbered item if you have fewer than three.
The first sub-subpoint or supporting material of your third subpoint goes here.
The second sub-subpoint or supporting material of your third subpoint goes here.
The third sub-subpoint or supporting material of your third subpoint goes here, or delete this numbered item if you have fewer than three.
The transition/signpost from your first main point to your second main point goes here. (Summary/Preview)
The title of your second main point goes here: the text of your second main point goes here.
The first subpoint or supporting material of your second main point goes here.
The first sub-subpoint or supporting material of your first subpoint goes here.
The second sub-subpoint or supporting material of your first subpoint goes here.
The third sub-subpoint or supporting material of your first subpoint goes here, or delete this numbered item if you have fewer than three.
The second subpoint or supporting material of your second main point goes here.
The first sub-subpoint or supporting material of your second subpoint goes here.
The second sub-subpoint or supporting material of your second subpoint goes here.
The third sub-subpoint or supporting material of your second subpoint goes here, or delete this numbered item if you have fewer than three.
The third subpoint or supporting material of your second main point goes here, or delete this numbered item if you have fewer than three.
The first sub-subpoint or supporting material of your third subpoint goes here.
The second sub-subpoint or supporting material of your third subpoint goes here.
The third sub-subpoint or supporting material of your third subpoint goes here, or delete this numbered item if you have fewer than three.
The transition/signpost from your second main point to your third main point goes here. (Summary/Preview)
The title of your third main point goes here: the text of your third main point goes here.
The first subpoint or supporting material of your third main point goes here.
The first sub-subpoint or supporting material of your first subpoint goes here.
The second sub-subpoint or supporting material of your first subpoint goes here.
The third sub-subpoint or supporting material of your first subpoint goes here, or delete this numbered item if you have fewer than three.
The second subpoint or supporting material of your third main point goes here.
The first sub-subpoint or supporting material of your second subpoint goes here.
The second sub-subpoint or supporting material of your second subpoint goes here.
The third sub-subpoint or supporting material of your second subpoint goes here, or delete this numbered item if you have fewer than three.
The third subpoint or supporting material of your third main point goes here, or delete this numbered item if you have fewer than three.
The first sub-subpoint or supporting material of your third subpoint goes here.
The second sub-subpoint or supporting material of your third subpoint goes here.
The third sub-subpoint or supporting material of your third subpoint goes here, or delete this numbered item if you have fewer than three.
The transition/signpost from your last main point to your conclusion goes here. (Summary/Preview)
Conclusion Your conclusion is generally 5-10% of your speech
Review: The review of your main points goes here.
Memorable Closing: Your memorable closing statement goes here. (Quotes, anecdotes, powerful statistics, etc.)
Bibliography
Your bibliography in MLA format goes here.
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