TITLE
I. INTRODUCTION
Attention Getter
(Question, startling fact, story, surprising statistic – get us interested, use a cliffhanger)
Relevance (why should we care? Relate it to your audience’s concerns)
Overview: (What are your main points? Give a brief overview of the structure of your speech)
Transition: (Connect introduction to Need/Problem Step)
II. BODY
Need/Problem
What problem do you want us to solve? Include data/statistics. MAKE US CONCERNED!
(write your paragraphs in full sentences, including in-text citations; this part probably contains a need for change or a problem that needs to be fixed; your main task is to make us care and show us that this problem is impacting all of us; use data and statistics to support your arguments).
Transition: How can we solve this problem?
Satisfaction/Solution
How can the problem be solved? What needs to change? How can it be changed? (Be specific and realistic)
You can provide one or several solutions, or give us multiple steps to a solution. Make sure to make it relatable to your audience.
Transition: We’ve now discussed several solutions, what will our future look like….
Visualization:
Provide a “look into the future” or a personal application of the solution. What will be the results. You have two options (You can choose one or present both):
If nobody follows your solution, how would our situation be worse and get worse progressively?
If we all followed your solution, how would our situation be better?
Transition to Conclusion: (Signposting: “In conclusion”, “To sum up my speech”, etc.)
III. CONCLUSION
Summary: Summarize main points/arguments:
Action: (What do you want us to do? Be SPECIFIC and CLEAR – what can the audience do? Give us detailed instructions if necessary, keep it practical)
Final Sentence: One sentence to bring it to a close.
Thank audience for listening.
Sources/References (in APA format)
What sources did you use to compile this outline? List websites, textbooks, publications, interviews, etc.
Use APA-Style. Hanging indent, alphabetized, etc.
Make sure each source is also used in an in-text citation in the main text of your outline.
You need at least 3 different sources, 1 of which need to be peer-reviewed or from the library databases. Make sure you highlight the academic source.
EVERYTHING HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN NEEDS TO BE DELETED/REPLACED WITH YOUR TEXT!
