Outline Name: Topic: The purpose of this speech is to convince the audience to (finish sentence): Thesis Statement (one declarative sentence): Likely argument following the Motivated Sequence: 1. Get Attention: (Grab the attention of the audience appealing to the senses; create a sense of urgency) 2. Establish the Need: (Convince the audience there is a problem. Why does your audience need to be concerned about this?) 3. Satisfy the Need: (Introduce and support your solution. Solve the problem you have created in the need step) 4. Visualize the future: (Describe what the situation will look like if the audience does nothing and/or help them to see the results if they implement your solution.) 5. Action: (What specific action do you want the audience to take as a result of the speech?) I have found the following articles to support my position (Include author, publication, date) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Speech Preparation Checklist Specific Purpose · Is the specific purpose clearly defined? · Does the specific purpose include a reference to the audience? · Can the specific purpose be accomplished in the allotted time? Introduction · Do I gain attention and interest of this particular audience using one of the strategies referenced in class? · Do I establish credibility early on in the speech? · Do I define key terms? Preview Statement · Do I clearly preview the main points? Main Points · Does the body contain between 2-5 main points? · Am I following an organizational pattern for speech preparation? (ie: chronological, spatial, causal, topical, etc.) · Are my main points clearly separate from one another? · As much as possible, have I used the same pattern of wording for all of my main points? · Is each main point well supported? · Do I use transitions well? Conclusion · Does my conclusion summarize my main points? · Is there a sense of closure? Support · Do I use examples to make ideas clear? Are they vivid? · Do I use examples to personalize ideas for the audience? · Do I reinforce my hypothetical illustrations with statistics or testimony? · Do I use statistics to quantify my ideas? Are they used in context? Are they from reliable sources? Do I relate them to the audience? · Do I use testimony to support my ideas? Are they from qualified sources? · Do I identify sources of my evidence? · Have I “tested” my evidence? ...

1. Outline
Name:
Topic:
The purpose of this speech is to convince the audience to (finish
sentence):
Thesis Statement (one declarative sentence):
Likely argument following the Motivated Sequence:
1. Get Attention: (Grab the attention of the audience appealing
to the senses; create a sense of urgency)
2. Establish the Need: (Convince the audience there is a
problem. Why does your audience need to be concerned about
this?)
3. Satisfy the Need: (Introduce and support your solution.
Solve the problem you have created in the need step)
4. Visualize the future: (Describe what the situation will look
like if the audience does nothing and/or help them to see the
results if they implement your solution.)
5. Action: (What specific action do you want the audience to
take as a result of the speech?)
I have found the following articles to support my position
(Include author, publication, date)
1.
2.
3.
4.

2. 5.
6.
Speech Preparation Checklist
Specific Purpose
· Is the specific purpose clearly defined?
· Does the specific purpose include a reference to the audience?
· Can the specific purpose be accomplished in the allotted time?
Introduction
· Do I gain attention and interest of this particular audience
using one of the strategies referenced in class?
· Do I establish credibility early on in the speech?
· Do I define key terms?
Preview Statement
· Do I clearly preview the main points?
Main Points

3. · Does the body contain between 2-5 main points?
· Am I following an organizational pattern for speech
preparation? (ie: chronological, spatial, causal, topical, etc.)
· Are my main points clearly separate from one another?
· As much as possible, have I used the same pattern of wording
for all of my main points?
· Is each main point well supported?
· Do I use transitions well?
Conclusion
· Does my conclusion summarize my main points?
· Is there a sense of closure?
Support
· Do I use examples to make ideas clear? Are they vivid?
· Do I use examples to personalize ideas for the audience?
· Do I reinforce my hypothetical illustrations with statistics or
testimony?
· Do I use statistics to quantify my ideas? Are they used in
context? Are they from reliable sources? Do I relate them to
the audience?
· Do I use testimony to support my ideas? Are they from
qualified sources?
· Do I identify sources of my evidence?
· Have I “tested” my evidence?