HCOM

Your Name

Type the Speech Title Here

I. Introduction

a. Attention Getter: Tell a surprising fact, a short story, use a quote, and ask a question to the audience.

b. Preview: Main point 1, main point 2, and main point 3.

c. Thesis statement: The knuckle ball is an unconventional baseball pitch, when thrown properly it can be used to strike out any batter, however; it is difficult to prefect and to throw it consistently. A knuckleball can be a pitcher’s best friend, or his worst enemy.

II. Transition: We will first discuss “main point 1”

III. Body

a. Main point 1: The knuckle ball is difficult to throw

i. Sub-point 1: “A small number of pitchers have made a career using the knuckle ball” (Source, 2010).

ii. Sub-point 2: Source

iii. Sub-point 3: Source

IV. Transition:

a. Main point 2: The knuckleball can strike out any batter

i. Sub-point 1: Source

ii. Sub-point 2: Source

iii. Sub-point 3: Source

V. Transition:

a. Main point 3: The knuckleball can be a pitchers best friend or worse enemy

i. Sub-point 1: Source

ii. Sub-point 2: Source

iii. Sub-point 3: Source

VI. Transition:

VII. Conclusion

a. Restate preview

b. Restate thesis

c. End with quote and final words. Suggest action: “Go look it up!”

References

· APA style: examples on 365, 400, and 463.

· You need to cite 6-9 sources in the outline and in the speech.

SPEECH DETAILES: (No excepts)

· Sources must be from books, print or online news articles, or other texts. Sources must be from printed or text media.

· You are graded on your outline and APA format.

· Dress business casual (formal, nice, etc)

· Your speech is 4-6 minutes long, no shorter, no longer.

· You should time yourself while you speak.

· You must orally cite 6-9 sources, also on a reference page.

· You must create a bullet-point power point, you may use images (No videos)

· The outline is worth 10 points.

· Speech days are on the syllabus.