Informative Speech

Outline Worksheet for Informative Presentations:

Title:

Speaker:

Specific Purpose: One sentence statement about what you want the audience to take away from the presentation. Remember, the Specific Purpose is “to…”.

Thesis: One sentence summary of the presentation. Remember, the Central Idea is “that…”.

Introduction

I. Attention Getter: (hypothetical statement, rhetorical question, survey, humor, statistic, quote, etc.)

II. Background and Audience Relevance:

II. Speaker Credibility: Why are you an expert on the subject?

III. Thesis: Copy-and-pasted from above

IV. Preview: Preview of main ideas

Transition to first main point:

Body

I. Main Idea #1 with Supporting Material (such as a statistic or quotation)

A. Sub point

B. Sub point

Transition (signpost, review, preview):

II. Main Idea #2 with Supporting Material (such as a statistic or quotation)

A. Sub point

B. Sub point

Transition (signpost, review, preview):

III. Main Idea #3 with Supporting Material (such as a statistic or quotation)

A. Sub point

B. Sub point

Transition and signal closing:

Conclusion

I. Restate Thesis: Copy-paste from Introduction

II. Review Main Points: Review the Main Ideas and highlight the most critical finding in each

III. Tie Back to Introduction with Memorable Closer: End with a statement not a question

References

(references should always begin on separate page)