Person of Interest Speech Outline Template (Mother Teresa of Calcuta)
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Part A:
I. INTRODUCTION
A. Indicate the Attention Getter:
B. Your Credibility: (What is your interest/experience with this topic? Why should we listen to you?
C. Audience Relevance: (Why should your audience care about this topic?)
D. Preview Main Points:
Transition: (Indicate the sentence you could use to connect your introduction to your 1st main point.)
II. SPEECH BODY
A. 1st Main Point:
1. Supporting Material
2. Supporting Material
3. Supporting Material
(You may have more or less support based on your information.)
Transition: (Indicate the sentence you could use to connect your 1st main point to your 2nd main point.)
B. 2nd Main Point
1. Supporting Material
2. Supporting Material
3. Supporting Material
(You may have more or less support based on your information.)
Transition: (Indicate the sentence you could use to connect your 2nd main point to your 3rd main point.)
C. 3rd Main Point
1. Supporting Material
2. Supporting Material
3. Supporting Material
(You may have more or less support based on your information.)
Transition: (Indicate the sentence you could use to connect your 3rd main point to your conclusion.)
III. CONCLUSION
A. Summarize Your Main Points:
B. Memorable Final Statement:
Part B
You should also discuss:
• The sources you chose to use and how you evaluated their credibility.
• How do these sources contribute to support your speech?
• How does the support you chose create audience connection with your topic?
• You should cite the sources at the end in APA format. 3 valid research sources.
