COMMUNICATION 1261-EFFECTIVE SPEAKING

Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience about _________________________.

Central Idea: The thesis statement.

INTRODUCTION – Label the parts of your speech “Introduction”, “Body” and “Conclusion”

I. (Attention Getter) – narrative, startling statement or statistic that will get our attention.

II. (Reveal your topic) – Tell us the subject of your speech.

III. (Establish Credibility) – Share personal experience, another’s experience you know about, or simply prove to us why we should listen to you/trust that you’re a reliable source.

IV. (Relevancy Statement) – Why should we care? Why is this relevant to us as an audience?

V. (Preview of Main Points) - Restate the central idea here. The C.I. above isn’t usually said aloud.

(TRANSITION: Previews what’s to come, or summarizes what you’ve already spoken about, or both).

BODY (notice that the Roman Numerals start over).

I. Problem (First Main Point – A Complete sentence)

A. (Subpoint-supports the main point)

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B. (Subpoint-supports the main point)

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C. (Subpoint-supports the main point)

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(TRANSITION: )

II. Cause OR Effects of that Problem (Second Main Point–A Complete sentence)

A. (Subpoint-supports the main point)

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B. (Subpoint-supports the main point)

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C. (Subpoint-supports the main point)

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(TRANSITION: )

III. Solution (s) (Third Main Point–A Complete sentence) Repeat Pattern of Main Point II.

A. (Subpoint-supports the main point)

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B. (Subpoint-supports the main point)

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C. (Subpoint-supports the main point)

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(TRANSITION: )

CONCLUSION (notice that the Roman Numerals start over).

I. (Summary of Main points)

II. (Memorable Close/Clincher--Tie this back to Intro)

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