Persuasive Speech Outline
(NOTE: Do NOT include instructions in your outline. They are provided to help you create your outline.)
Name: ____________________________
Course & Section #: __________________
Topic: _____________________________
General Purpose: To persuade
Specific Speech Purpose (See pages 49-50): To persuade my audience _________ (fill in what you want to accomplish. What do you want your audience to do or to believe?).
Thesis Statement (See pages 50-54):
Type of Claim (Fact or Policy. See pages 175-176):
Organizational Pattern (See pages 89-93 & 185-187):
Main Points (See pages 80-81):
I.
II.
(Add others as appropriate for your organizational pattern.)
Begin the second page of your outline on a separate page by placing the cursor after the last sentence in the first page and pressing the Ctrl Enter keys.
NOTE: In addition to the above page one, your complete outline will begin on the second page and will include the following information: an INTRODUCTION, BODY (with all supporting points), CONCLUSION, and Transitions using the following format. Begin the second page of your outline on a separate page by placing the cursor after the last sentence in the first page and pressing the Ctrl Enter keys at the same time.)
INTRODUCTION
Transition
BODY
I. First main point
A. First supporting point
1. first sub-point
2. second sub-point
B. Second supporting point
1. first sub-point
2. second sub-point
Transition
II. Second main point
A. First supporting point
1. first sub-point
2. second sub-point
B. Second supporting point
1. first sub-point
2. second sub-point
Transition
CONCLUSION
(Add other main points and supporting points as appropriate for your organizational pattern.)
(Begin your list of sources on a separate page by placing the cursor after the last sentence in your outline and pressing the Ctrl Enter keys.)
Works Cited
Place the words “Works Cited” at the top of the page. Center in the line by placing your cursor on the “W” and pressing Ctrl E keys at the same time. Cite sources in APA format.)
Remember:
Include a transition between the Introduction and the first main point, between each main point, and between the last main point and the Conclusion.
Refer to the handout titled “Persuasive Speech Requirements” to complete your final outline.
Outline format:
Remember that the outline must have between two and five main points, and points must be in at least pairs, e.g., every upper case A must have at least an upper case B, and every number 1 must have at least a number 2, etc.