INFORMATIVE SPEECH OUTLINE
COMMUNICATION 225
The purpose of this outline is to help you organize your thoughts and ideas into a single, structured outline and speech. It will help you arrange and format your main points and sub-points so that your speech is clear to your audience. Your Informative Speech Outline is worth 50 points. Your outline should be typed, double-spaced, and 12-point font. You will most likely have three-four main points; however, the minimum is three main points. It should be written in APA format and have a minimum of five references; those references should be typed and listed on a separate page.

Your outline should follow the format on the following pages; it should be clean and easy to read/follow. I will grade your outline for both content and format. I will grade what you say, how you organize what you say, and your grammar, spelling, and punctuation (G/S/P). I will grade how you use evidence and implement it into the outline. I will also grade how closely you follow proper outline format and subordination. (Do your main points align? Are your sub-points consistent?) I will review that all five references are listed in-text as well as on the reference page. It is a full sentence outline so that I can read what you will present to the class on your speech day.

A title page is not necessary. This outline is graded for both content and format. I will mark down for grammar, spelling, and punctuation mistakes. I will evaluate the main points you make in your outline, how you support your main points with evidence/examples (sub-points), and I will grade how you say it (G/S/P). Your outline should be logically organized; it should include appropriate and not overwhelming evidence and information. You should utilize an approved organization pattern (topic, time, space, cause and effect, problem-solution). You should always proofread your assignment at least twice- once for content and once for format. Remember that proofreading can only improve your grade.

Name

Informative Outline

General Purpose: To inform

I. Introduction

A. Attention Gainer

B. Reason to Listen

C. Speaker Credibility

D. Thesis Statement

E. Preview Main Points

II. Body

A. Main Point # 1

1. (Sub-Point # 1)

2. (Sub-Point # 2)

TRANSITION STATEMENT

B. Main Point # 2

1. (Sub-Point # 1)

2. (Sub-Point # 2)

TRANSITION STATEMENT

C. Main Point # 3

1. (Sub-Point # 1)

2. (Sub-Point # 2)

III. Conclusion

A. Restate Thesis

B. Review Main Points

C. Reason to Remember