Developing Effective Communication Skills & Professional Presentation Skills
Insert the Presentation Title Here
Your Name
The Date
This is your notes section. In this template, you will fill in the notes section with all of your pertinent information. You should also fill in the slide with short statements that are bulleted. But do not have whole paragraphs on the slide. This will set you up for success in your speech. It is recommended that you also review the following module in preparation for this assignment and for completing your speeches: http://breeze.careeredonline.com/coms203pps/
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(Include a short statement to give the audience a taste of your opener)
Secondary point if needed
(Include a short statement that gives the audience a taste of your thesis statement and buy-in)
Secondary point if needed
Fill in a Meaningful Title for Your Introduction Here
Topic (Choose one of the topics from the assignment list):
Audience (classmates, coworkers, peers, etc.):
Setting or environment of the speech (church, work, classroom, etc.):
Opener: Please write out your full opener here (Remember that this should be a hook for the audience).
Thesis: Please write out your full thesis statement here. (Remember that this should offer a buy-in for the audience. Think about how your information will benefit the audience.)
Other notes:
In-text citations: If you already know some of the information that you will use from your references, please put your in-text citations here. If you are using a quote or statistic as your attention-gaining device, remember that you have to cite it.
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Short statement that represents your first supporting point
Short statement for possible secondary point(s)
Tertiary point(s) if applicable
Short statement that represents your second supporting point
Short statement for possible secondary point(s)
Tertiary point(s) if applicable
Fill in a Meaningful Title for Your First Main Point Here
Each of your main points should build toward your topic. Each slide should focus on a main point and then supporting points for that main point. Please fill in the information on what your main point is and on some supporting points.
Main Point 1: This should be a clear sentence introducing your first main point to the audience.
Supporting points and information: Please include your dialog here that offers supporting information. In your slide, you should have a few supporting points and should consider secondary and possibly tertiary points.
In-text citations: If you already know some of the information that you will use from your references, please put your in-text citations here.
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Short statement that represents your first supporting point
Short statement for possible secondary point(s)
Tertiary point(s) if applicable
Short statement that represents your second supporting point
Short statement for possible secondary point(s)
Tertiary point(s) if applicable
Fill in a Meaningful Title for Your Second Main Point Here
Each of your main points should build toward your topic. Each slide should focus on a main point and then supporting points for that main point. Please fill in the information on what your main point is and on some supporting points.
Main Point 2: This should be a clear sentence introducing your second main point to the audience.
Supporting points and information: Here, please include your dialog that offers supporting information. In your slide, you should have a few supporting points and should consider secondary and possibly tertiary points.
In-text citations: If you already know some of the information that you will use from your references, please put your in-text citations here.
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Short statement that represents your first supporting point
Short statement for possible secondary point(s)
Tertiary point(s) if applicable
Short statement that represents your second supporting point
Short statement for possible secondary point(s)
Tertiary point(s) if applicable
Fill in a Meaningful Title for Your Third Main Point Here
Each of your main points should build toward your topic. Each slide should focus on a main point and then supporting points for that main point. Please fill in the information on what your main point is and on some supporting points.
Main Point 3: This should be a clear sentence introducing your third main point to the audience.
Supporting points and information: Here, please include your dialog that offers supporting information. In your slide, you should have a few supporting points and should consider secondary and possibly tertiary points.
In-text citations: If you already know some of the information that you will use from your references, please put your in-text citations here.
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Short statement that represents your first supporting point
Short statement for possible secondary point(s)
Tertiary point(s) if applicable
Short statement that represents your second supporting point
Short statement for possible secondary point(s)
Tertiary point(s) if applicable
(optional) Fill in a Meaningful Title for Your Fourth Main Point Here
Each of your main points should build toward your topic. Each slide should focus on a main point and then supporting points for that main point. Please fill in the information on what your main point is and on some supporting points.
Optional Main Point 4: This should be a clear sentence introducing your fourth main point to the audience.
Supporting points and information: Here, please include your dialog that offers supporting information. In your slide, you should have a few supporting points and should consider secondary and possibly tertiary points.
In-text citations: If you already know some of the information that you will use from your references, please put your in-text citations here.
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Short statement that represents a final recap of the presentation information
Short statement for possible secondary point(s)
Tertiary point(s) if applicable
Short statement that drives the audience to a next action
Fill in a Meaningful Title for Your Conclusion Here
Restating the thesis: Recap the presentation by highlighting the main points discussed in the presentation here.
Payoff and closing: Add a statement here that drives the audience to take an action based on the information discussed in your presentation and reinforces how this information will help the audience.
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(Example reference please remove)
Doctorow, C. (2009, August 13). Photos of science fiction writers' nests. Retrieved from http://www.boingboing.net/2009/08/13/photos-of-science-fi.html
References
Add your references on the slide here. Remember, you must have references and should not add yourself as a reference. There is an example reference for a Web site to assist you with formatting, so please replace it with your references.
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