speech outline

Speech Guideline:

• Your thesis should be stated as a question of public policy on an issue in our community or higher education.
• You must call for a direct and specific course of action from your audience.
• Your speech is to be based on sound reasoning and evidence and must include motivational appeals; to be effective in your attempts to persuade, you must establish yourself as a credible speaker.
• The speech should be 8 to 10 minutes in length.
• The introduction and conclusion should be fully developed.
• Your style (language choice) should be clear, appropriate, vivid, and varied.
• Your delivery skills should be the best so far— extemporaneous, conversational, energetic, and non-distracting. Also,use visual aids effectively. 
• There should be a definite, logical connective bridging each component of the speech.
• Each main point should be clearly stated and developed.
• Adhere to the principles of clear explanation.  Use organizers (signposts, enumeration, acronyms, slogans), emphasis cues, analogies, and repetition.
• Use at least one appeal to audience needs and one appeal to audience values.
• Cite at least 6 credible sources in your speech.
• One note card may be used for speaking notes (a key point outline) during the speech.