PUSAT CITRA UNIVERSITI (CITRA UKM)

LMCE 1012 ACADEMIC COMMUNICATION I

INFORMATION SPEECH PROJECT OUTLINE

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Presentation Goal: This is what your main points must support or prove. Tell me in one
sentence what the purpose of your speech is e.g. I would like my audience
to knowabout....
Thesis Statement (Central Idea):
Summarize your speech/outline in one sentence. You should clearly sum up
all of your main points. A declarative sentence.

INTRODUCTION
I.

Attention Getter
This could be a story/statement/rhetorical question/quotation that will grab your audience's
attention.

II.

Reveal Topic
Reveal your topic to your audiencejust your topic, not a preview.

III.

Relevance Statement
Tell your audience how your topic is relevant / important to them. Provide brief background
statements on how the subject might affect them.

IV.

Preview of Main Points

Briefly reveal your topic and state what your main points will be. Your Preview is your
central idea/thesis statement.

(TRANSITION: Transitions are used to go smoothly from one part/point of the speech to another.
In this case, moving from Introduction to Body)

BODY
I.

MAIN POINT 1 - State your first main point in a complete sentence your main points must
be consistent with your preview and your central idea.
A.

Supporting point 1 - This is where the specific examples from your research are
included to support your main points. You can use quotes, examples, stories, facts,
statistics, analogies, etc. and cite all sources. This could be one complete sentence
or a phrase.
1. Sub-support 1 (Sub-support 1 and 2 are optional. You may have more than 2
sub-support points)
2. Sub-support 2
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Supporting point 2
1. Sub-support 1
2. Sub-support 2

C.

Supporting point 3 (optional)

1. Sub-support 1
2. Sub-support 2

(TRANSITION: from Main Point 1 to Main Point 2)

II.

MAIN POINT 2 - State your second main point in a complete sentence.

A.

Supporting point 1
1. Sub-support 1 (You may have sub-support 1 and 2)
2. Sub-support 2

B.

Supporting point 2
1. Sub-support 1 (Sub-support 1 and 2 are optional)
2. Sub-support 2

C.

Supporting point 3 (optional)

1. Sub-support 1 (Sub-support 1 and 2 are optional)
2. Sub-support 2

(TRANSITION: from Main Point 2 to Main Point 3)

III.

MAIN POINT 3 - State your third main point in a complete sentence.

A.

Supporting point 1
1. Sub-support 1 (You may have sub-support 1 and 2)
2. Sub-support 2

B.

Supporting point 2
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1. Sub-support 1 (Sub-support 1 and 2 are optional)

2. Sub-support 2
C.

Supporting point 3 (optional)

1. Sub-support 1 (Sub-support 1 and 2 are optional)
2. Sub-support 2

(TRANSITION: from Main Point 3 to Main Point 4)

IV.

MAIN POINT 4 - State your fourth main point (Optional)

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1.
2.
B.
1.
2.
C.
1.
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(TRANSITION: from Body to Conclusion)

CONCLUSION
I.

Summary Statement- Summarize your main points. Be specific and concise.

II.

Closing Remark Leave your audience with something to think about. A memorable close
that refers back to the attention getter creates psychological unity for your audience.

REFERENCES
List of your sources of reference at least 4 sources. Use standard format.
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