Persuasive Speech Outline

PERSUASIVE SPEECH OUTLINE

Student’s Name:

Date: Final

Topic:

Audience :

General Purpose : To persuade

Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience that

Thesis:

I. INTRODUCTION (Attention Step)

A. Attention Getter:

B. Reason to listen:

C. Thesis Statement:

D. Credibility Statement:

E. Preview of Main Points:

1. First, I will discuss

2. Second, I will discuss

3. Finally, I will

II. BODY.

NEED STEP: ( MAIN POINT 1)

A. Statement of the first main point about the need of your speech.

Making an argument for the importance and validity of your need by stating:

3 reasons why NY is better than NJ (ex: statistics, quotation, etc.- cite source)

1.

2.

3.

3 reasons why NJ is worse than NY (ex: statistics, quotation, etc.- cite source)

a.

b.

c.

Transition:

SOLUTION: (MAIN POINT 2)

B. Statement of the second main point about making a cause for your solution.

Making an argument for the importance and validity of your solution by stating:

3 reasons why NY is the best (ex: statistics, quotation, etc.- cite source)

a.

b.

c.

Transition:

VISUALIZATION: (STATE MAIN POINT 3 HERE)

C. Statement of the second main point about visualizing the advantages of your proposed solution.



Use positive/negative or contrast strategies to help your audience to visualize your solution step ( what happens if your solution will take or will not take place)

1.Making an argument for the importance and validity of your visualized solution (what happens if your solution will take or will not take place.

a. Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc.- cite source)

b. Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc. - cite source)

c. Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc. - cite source)

III. Conclusion

Review of the main points:

1. Today I first discussed

2. Second, I discussed

3. Finally, I discussed

B. Restate thesis:

C. Call for action

D. Closure: In conclusion,

Works Cited

Bordewich, Fergus M. “Indians Should Not Seek Complete Sovereignty.” Native American

Rights. Ed. Tamara L. Roleff: San Diego, CA: Greenhaven Press, c1998. (161-69).

Print.

Ford, Algeria R. “The Myth of Tribal Sovereignty: An Analysis of Native American Tribal

Status in the United States.” International Community Law Review. 12.4 (2010):

397-411. Academic Search Complete. Web. 15 Feb. 2015.

Johnson, James M. “Indian Sovereign Immunity Should Be Restricted.” Native American

Rights. Ed. Tamara L. Roleff: San Diego, CA: Greenhaven Press, c1998. (170-74).

Print.