Interests and Social Issues Speech Outline Template
Name:_________________________________

Instructions: Fill in the blanks with your information and sentences. You should delete anything in parentheses in the text of the speech because those are just directions to you and REMOVE the parentheses . Those are just there so that you know what to write in place of them. Replace them with your words, in complete sentences. The only thing that should remain is the format: I. A., B., C., 1., 2., etc. and the indentations. Fill in the line for the Transition statement. It does not need to have a letter or number in front of it. You can have more main points than shown here, you can also have more or less supporting details or sub-supporting details than shown here.

Fill in this Information for the instructor:
*General Purpose: To

*Specific Purpose: By the end of my speech, my audience will ___________________________

*Do NOT say this information ^ out loud. Start your speech at your Attention getter.

(Type the Title of Your Speech Here)
Introduction
I. (Attention Getter: opening line of your entire presentation)

II. (Credibility and Thesis Statement(s): Who you are, what your object is and what it will represent, What your speech will be about)

III. (Preview your main points: First, I’ll tell you about, Second, I’ll tell you about, and Last, I’ll tell you about…)

Transition statement:

Body
I. (Write your first main point here)

A. (Write your first Supporting Detail to first main point here)

1. (Write any Sub-supporting detail here, you fill in or eliminate as you need)

2. (Write any Sub-supporting detail here, you fill in or eliminate as you need)

B. (Write your second Supporting Detail to first main point here)

1. (Write any Sub-supporting detail here, you fill in or eliminate as you need)

2. (Write any Sub-supporting detail here, you fill in or eliminate as you need)

Transition statement:

II. (Write your second main point here)

A. (Write your first Supporting Detail to second main point here—continue the format as shown above)

1.

2.

B.

1.

2.

Transition statement:

Conclusion
I. (Summary of main points – First I told you, second I told you, finally I told you…)

II. (Memorable closing remark)