This document provides an outline format and guidelines for preparing a speech. It includes sections on pre-planning such as determining the topic, audience, purpose, and main points. It provides instructions for writing an introduction to capture attention, establish relevance and credibility, and state the thesis. The body should have 2-3 main points supported by evidence. A conclusion restates the main ideas and leaves the audience with final reflections. References should be cited in APA or MLA style. The last part describes requirements for a persuasive speech assignment, including researching the topic, using presentation aids to enhance persuasion, and choosing an appropriate speech design.

1. COMM 111. Mann
Speech Outline Format
PRE-PLANNING
Topic: Determine.
Audience: Analyze. What do they already know of the topic?
Would they be interested?
Purpose Statement: What do you intend to achieve with your
speech?
Working Thesis: What is the main idea?
Organizing Question: What main ideas and info do you need to
develop your topic?
Main Points: Do research and determine these BEFORE you
write the intro & conclusion.
Title: Optional (Can give the speech focus and memorability)
INTRODUCTION (Type out word for word)
Capture Attention
Get the audience’s attention, orient them to the topic &
motivate them to listen. (Techniques: ask questions, develop
suspense/curiosity, stimulate imagination, amuse or use humor,
promise a benefit, tell a relevant story, relate a personal
experience, involve the audience, use a quote, use a visual or
other media aid, etc.)
Significance/Relevance

2. Tell the audience why they should care about this topic. Tell
them “what’s in it for them.” Tie it to their needs, interests or
well-being.
Credibility
Establish yourself as a competent, trustworthy, likable and
sincere person. Explain your qualifications (knowledge,
interest/research or experience) for this topic.
Thesis (Underline or type in bold)
A clear, concise and creative sentence that explains the speech’s
main idea.
Preview
Indicates the main points you will cover and gives an overview
of the speech.
Transition (usually in italic)
Connecting words or phrases that serve as signposts that help
your audience see the overall pattern of your speech.
BODY (Type in outline style) (usually 2-3 main points in a 5-7
minute speech)
Determine the speech design that best communicates your points
(topical, chronological, spatial, causal, pro-con,
mnemonic/gimmick).
I. Main Point

3. A. Subpoint/Support
Use a mix of supporting material (examples, definitions,
narratives, comparison/contrast, facts/stats, testimony) Use the
4S – Signpost, State, Support, Summarize. ORALLY CITE
YOUR SOURCES! (See pg. 141-144 )
a.
b.
Transition (usually in italic)
II. Main Point (repeat above)
Transition (usually in italic)
III. Main Point (repeat above)
Transition (usually in italic)
CONCLUSION (Type out word for word)
Summary Statement
Review the points and meaning of your speech, but don’t just
restate the thesis.
Concluding Remarks
Leave the audience with final reflections that are memorable
and that underscore the significance of the speech, and bring
psychological/emotional closure. (Ideas: tie back to the intro.,
use a quote, ask a question, end with a story, involve the
audience, tie back to a visual, link to a metaphor, etc.)
REFERENCES/WORKS CITED

4. Use different, credible, relevant sources and give complete
citations on a separate page. Use APA or MLA style (refer to
text if needed, pg 120-121).
(see back)
November 23, 2013
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Applied Final Project – Part 1: Annotated Bibliography
BEHS 103: Technology in Contemporary Society
WORKSHEET
Social Issue or Topic: The Digital Divide
Step 1: Bibliographic List: List your scholarly articles
(minimum 3) in correct APA format.
1. Making sense of innovations: A comparison of personal
computers and mobile phones
· Ozge, D. (2013) Making sense of innovations: A comparison
of personal computers and mobile phones. Media &
Society.146-1666

5. 2. Race and Racism in Internet Studies: A review and Critique
· Jessie D. (2012) Race and racism in Internet Studies: A review
and critique. Media & Society.5 695-719
3. The digital divide shifts to differences in usage
· Jan, A. (2013). The digital divide shifts to differences in
usage. Media & Society.10-11
Step 2: Indicate where you obtained each of your articles.
Google Scholar? UMUC Library Database? Other search?
Article
Search Tool
Making sense of innovations: A comparison of personal
computers and mobile phones
UMUC Library
Race and racism in Internet Studies: A review and critique
UMUC Library
The digital divide shifts to differences in usage
UMUC Library
Step 3: Select three (3) of your articles and present Annotations
for each of these three articles.
Article 1: Annotation for Article about Innovations:
Ozge, D. (2013) Making sense of innovations: A comparison of
personal computers and mobile phones. Media & Society.146-
1666
According to the article, the perception of people towards
technology is different and therefore it is not easy for one to
really classify whether two people can mean the same thing
when they say digital divide for example when one society talks
about the perception, the meaning could be different from one
another person means. For there to be uniformity in perception,
there has to be a policy which can provide a uniform ground for
ICT to operate. The author of the article brings out the various

6. roles that policy can play in the development of ICT especially
when it comes to innovation. The relevance of this article to the
digital divide is policies actually determine the level of ICT use
within a given society, the article talks about the various
elements of technology like phones and computers and how they
apply in the digital world.
Article 2: Annotation for Article about race and racism in
Internet studies:
Jessie D. (2012) Race and racism in Internet Studies: A review
and critique. Media & Society.5 695-719
The article addresses the various issues that arise due to social
differences of societies which can include culture. Being an
social and media writer the author of the articles brings out
issues that encourage and determine how technology is used
based on such issues like race. The article brings in the
relevance of digital divide by focusing on how people of
different races use technology mostly the internet. The articles
about how people of different races of the world access internet
as compared to others. Race plays in when it comes to
accessing technology because different races are located in
different places which mean that there is a possibility of such to
happen along the level of development for the nations where
they come from.
When it comes to the digital divide, a person who comes from a
certain society could be advantaged for the simple reason that
they come from a certain society as defined by race.Article 3:
Annotation for Article about the digital divide:
Jan, A. (2013). The digital divide shifts to differences in usage.
Media & Society.10-11
According to the article, there are many issues that cause the
digital divide or the gaps that exist when it comes to the use of
technology. The author brings out these issues in order to help

7. the reader to understand that some of the factors can look to be
irrelevant. Being a technology oriented writer he examines the
various aspects that shift the paradigms when it comes to using
technology among societies. This article is very relevant to the
topic because it gives first hand information that relate to the
digital divide. The main points that stick out in the article are
the factors that lead to digital divide and possible explanations
concerning the same. Some of the things that are mentioned the
article actually relate to the choices and decisions to use
technology as limited by the listed factors like age, sex etc.
PERSUASIVE SPEECH Assignment
Objectives:
1.
To understand the basic functions of persuasive speaking.
2.
To build on presentation skills.
3.
To persuade listeners by effectively focusing them on a specific
policy issue and convincing them to accept your position or call
to action.
4.
To select a speech design that supports your persuasive goals.
5.
To select, cite and document research that effectively supports
your

8. position.
6.
To integrate presentation aids.
7.
To use vivid/emotive language to enhance persuasion.
8.
To develop your critical listening and thinking skills.
Requirements:
1.
6-8 minute extemporaneous speech to convince or actuate. The
policy issue
must be significant, controversial and debatable.
2.
Include a minimum of 5 research sources in a Works Cited page
(MLA
style) or Reference page (APA style). Cite research sources IN
your speech.
3.
Use presentation aids and language to enhance persuasion.
4.
Use an appropriate speech design for your persuasive goals:

9. problem-solution,
need-plan, causal, pro-con-assessment, or motivated sequence.
5.
Turn in a formal, typed outline on your speaking day.