Persuasive speech outline2

YOUR NAME, SPEECH CLASS AND DATE:

TITLE:

SUBJECT: Your persuasive speech topic.

GENERAL PURPOSE: To persuade

SPECIFIC PURPOSE: To persuade the audience to ... (fill in your ultimate goal of course :-)

I INTRODUCTION

A. Your attention grabber. Try a snappy one if you like :-)

B. Clarify the goal of your writing topic. By the way, don't write pursuasive speech topic, use the correct

spelling! What do you want to persuade them to think, change, act or to move exactly?

C. Preview main points: Use the Roman numeral divisions of this sample persuasive outline.

D. Relate the issue to your audience.

E. Your credibility and authority: Why are you talking about this speech topic?

Transition sentence here

II BODY

A. First Point

1. First Subpoint

a. First Sub-subtopic

b. Second Sub-subtopic

c. Third Sub-subtopic

2. Second Subpoint

a. First Sub-subtopic

b. Second Sub-subtopic

c. Third Sub-subtopic

3. Third Subpoint

a. First Sub-subtopic

b. Second Sub-subtopic

c. Third Sub-subtopic

Transition sentence here

B. Second Point

1. First Subpoint

a. First Sub-subtopic

b. Second Sub-subtopic

c. Third Sub-subtopic

2. Second Subpoint

a. First Sub-subtopic

b. Second Sub-subtopic

c. Third Sub-subtopic

3. Third Subpoint

a. First Sub-subtopic

b. Second Sub-subtopic

c. Third Sub-subtopic

In this sample you see three major points, up till five is okay, but avoid more than that. If you don't want the

sample persuasive speech outline above, then group them in the deductive speech writing format; from general

to specific, or in the inductive public speaking outline; from more specific to a general and wide view.

Transition sentence here

C. Third Point: Deal with opposition arguments.

E.g. What will happen if you don't agree?

Like this sample persuasive speech outline:

1. First Subpoint

a. First Sub-subtopic

b. Second Sub-subtopic

c. Third Sub-subtopic

2. Second Subpoint

a. First Sub-subtopic

b. Second Sub-subtopic

c. Third Sub-subtopic

3. Third Subpoint

a. First Sub-subtopic

b. Second Sub-subtopic

c. Third Sub-subtopic

Transition sentence here

III CONCLUSION

A. Signal the end of your public speaking presentation.

B. Summarize main ideas.

C. Close with a concluding device or call to action.

SUPPORTING MATERIALS: Or use another term for education resources. In this sample persuasive speech

outline I used the term supporting materials.

Visual aid: If appropriate.

Documented Sources: I always used the APA Style citation (developed by the Official American Psychological

Association back in 1929) in this sample speech outline. Many scholars use it in their essays and handouts that

accompany their oral presentations.