SPEECH OUTLINE

I. Introduction

A. Greeting
B. Use some sort of “Attention getter” here... a quote would be good if you have
one
C. Preview your MAIN POINTS... About a sentence outlining each would be good.

II. Body

[Remember to PEE all over your work]

A. Main Point 1
P – Make your Point
E – Explain how your point relates to your argument
E – Give an example, either a quote with a technique or a camera/filmic
technique (like close-ups to reinforce an emotion, etc.)

B. Tie the point in to the overall argument (a short transition paragraph to

remind the audience why you are speaking).

C. Main Point 2
P – Make your Point
E – Explain how your point relates to your argument
E – Give an example, either a quote with a technique or a camera/filmic
technique (like close-ups to reinforce an emotion, etc.)

D. Tie the point in to the overall argument (a short transition paragraph to

remind the audience why you are speaking).

E. Main Point 3
P – Make your Point
E – Explain how your point relates to your argument
E – Give an example, either a quote with a technique or a camera/filmic
technique (like close-ups to reinforce an emotion, etc.)

F. Tie the point in to the overall argument (a short transition paragraph to

remind the audience why you are speaking).
III. Conclusion

A. Signal that you are almost at an end (say something along the lines of “And
so, ladies and gentlemen, what you must take from today is this: .....”)
B. Review main points (similar to intro, reword a little)
1. Main point #1
2. Main point #2
3. Main point #2

D. Use one more quote if you still have one left, otherwise use the same as in
intro
E. Thank audience for listening