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informative_speech_outline_format.docxINFORMATIVE SPEECH OUTLINE FORMAT
Student’s Name:
Date:
Topic: Title that suggests the topic of your speech
Thesis: The central idea of your speech.
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Introduction
A. Attention Getter: Something that grabs the attention of the audience.
Examples of this: startling statistics, stories,
rhetorical questions, quotations, scenarios, etc. This
point should be more than one sentence long.
B. Thesis Statement: Exact same statement as above.
C. Preview of Main Points: (this preview should reinforce the mode you have selected)
1. First, I will describe …
2. Second, I will examine …
3. Third, I will discuss…
TRANSITION to your 1st point_______________________
A. Statement of the first main point; you should not use a source in this sentence.
1. Idea of development or support for the first main point
a. Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc.- cite source)
b. Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc. - cite source)
2. More development or support
a. Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc.- cite source)
b. Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc. - cite source)
3. More development if needed
Transition: (Required) Statement of movement that looks back (internal summary)
and looks forward (preview).
B. Statement of second main point. Do not use a source in this statement.
1. Idea of development or support for the first main point
a. Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc. - cite source)
b. Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc. - cite source)
2. More development or support
a. Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc. - cite source)
b. Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc. - cite source)
3. More development if needed
Transition: (Required) Statement of movement that looks back (internal summary)
and looks forward (preview).
C. Statement of third main point. Do not use a source in this statement.
1. Idea of development or support for the first main point
a. Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc. - cite source)
b. Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc. - cite source)
2. More development or support a. Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc. - cite source)
b. Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc. - cite source)
3. More development if needed
Conclusion
A. Restate Thesis
B. Review of Main Points:
1. Restate your first main point.
2. Restate your second main point.
3. Restate you third main point.
C. Closure: Develop a creative closing that will give the speech
a sense of ending. This point may be more than one
sentence.
Works Cited
· MLA/APAformat; all references need to be cited in MLA/APA format.
· Electronic sources must be authoritative and credible. Sources from the .com domain are not to be used unless authorship is verifiable and authoritative. ( .edu, .gov, or .org domains are acceptable.)
· Be sure to make sure that the references are in Alphabetical order.
· Double-Spaced; all references should be double-spaced and indented.
· Four source minimum: You must have at least four sources (including one print and one “expert’ interview) cited in your outline and listed on your reference page.
Make sure to provide all necessary information in the references
Use Purdue OWL.
Drake Atkinson
Topic: The Uses of Venom
Thesis: Snake venom could be the next big thing in modern medicine.
Introduction
A. Attention Getter: story about diamond back rattlesnake
B. Thesis Statement:. Venom could be the next big thing in modern medicine.
C. Preview of Main Points: (this preview should reinforce the mode you have selected)
1. medical benefits of snake venom
2. anyone can contribute at the Natural toxins research center
3. What this means for the snake
TRANSITION to your 1st point_______________________
A. There has been various recent discoveries in the field of snake venom research
1. A protein in Southern Copperhead venom has been shown to slow the spread of cancer cells
a. from Journal of the National Cancer Institute, “A component of snake venom has demonstrated its ability to inhibit cancer cell migration in two different cancer models.”
b.
2. Black momba venom is a better painkiller than morphine
a. from national geographic, “mambalgins are as strong as some opiates”.
b. from LATimes, “side-effects of morphine and other opiates would not be a factor with mambalgins”.
3.
Transition: (Required) Statement of movement that looks back (internal summary)
and looks forward (preview).
B. Statement of second main point. Do not use a source in this statement.
1. we have a national toxins lab here in kingsville
a. off of tamuk webpage, “NNTRC has become the only federally funded viper resource center in the U.S.”
b. “houses the largest collection of venomous snakes for research purposes in the U.S.” – Tamuk webpage
2. anyone can volunteer
a. Must complete the Basic Biosafety Course (IBC) before volunteering
b. Can help clean cages or do lab tests
3.
Transition: (Required) Statement of movement that looks back (internal summary)
and looks forward (preview).
C. Statement of third main point. Do not use a source in this statement.
a.
b.
2.
a.
b.
3.
Conclusion
A.
B.
1.
2.
3
C.
Works Cited
