Name _________________________________________ Date ___________________

Informative Speech Outline

My topic is: _______________________________

Part I: Introduction
A) Attention Getter
a. Tell a story
b. Ask a rhetorical question
c. Read a quotation
d. Give a shocking statistic

I choose to use _______________________________________.

My attention getter is: _______________________________________________

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B) Thesis Statement
a. Clearly state the purpose of your speech.

My thesis statement is: ______________________________________________

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C) Preview the main points

a. Topics of the speech
b. Chronological (Going in order of events)

I choose to use _______________________________________.

My preview statement is: ____________________________________________

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Part II: The Body

A) First Event/Topic
a. Use a transition phrases like:
b. First
c. To begin with
d. I will begin/start with
e. Let’s start/begin with

My transition word phrase is: __________________

My first event/topic is: ____________________________________________

B) Second Event/Topic
a. Use a transition phrases like:
b. Second
c. Next
d. In addition to
e. Furthermore
f. Similarly
g. Equally Important
h. Another
i. In the same way

My transition word phrase is: __________________

My second event/topic is: _________________________________________

C) Third Event/Topic
a. Use a transition phrases like:
b. Third
c. Lastly
d. Finally
e. Next
f. In addition to
g. Furthermore

My transition word phrase is: __________________

My third event/topic is: _________________________________________

 D) Referring to Sources & Research (In any of the 3 topics/events points)
a. Use a reference phrase like:
b. According to
c. In my research, I found that
d. After researching this topic,
e. Surprisingly
f. Statistics show that
g. Name of Source reveals that

Part III: Conclusion

A) Transition word
a. In conclusion
b. To conclude
c. In brief
d. Clearly

My transition word phrase is: __________________

B) Restate your thesis

a. Put it in different words but give the same message

My restated thesis is: __________________________________________________

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C) Review your main points

My three main points were:

1. _____________________________________________________________

2. _____________________________________________________________

3. _____________________________________________________________

D) Give a closing statement

My closing statement is: _______________________________________________

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Based on information from: http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/speaking/infomod/pop2e.cfm