Persuasive Speech and Annotated Bibliography for Persuasive Speech
Persuasive Speech Outline Template
I. INTRODUCTION
A. Attention Getter:
B. Your Credibility: (What is your interest/experience with this topic? Why should we listen to you?
C. Audience Relevance: (Why should your audience care about this topic?)
D. Preview Main Points:
Transition: (Connect your introduction to your 1st main point.)
II. SPEECH BODY
A. The Problem:
1. Supporting Material
2. Supporting Material
3. Supporting Material
(You may have more or less support based on your information.)
Transition: (Connect your 1st main point to your 2nd main point.)
B. The Solution:
1. Supporting Material
2. Supporting Material
3. Supporting Material
(You may have more or less support based on your information.)
Transition: (Connect your 2nd main point to your conclusion.)
III. CONCLUSION
A. Summarize Your Main Points:
B. Memorable Final Statement:
Remember that you must cite your sources (in-text) in your outline, where you used a source. This speech requires you to use at least 3 sources that will be cited orally during the delivery of your speech. You should use APA format to cite your sources in-text. For example, you can cite a source at the end of the information given − (Otto, 2016). Or you can cite it at the beginning, for example: According to Professor Otto (2016) you may also need to include page number(s) if using a direct quotation. Please be mindful of your formatting and consult the APA links given to you through the FSCJ Library about APA formatting.