Persuasive Speech Outline

Name
Date
Time of Class
Speech Title

Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience about…

Thesis:

Organizational Pattern: Refutation, Comparative Advantages, Monroe’s Motivated Sequence, Problem-Solution

Introduction

I. [Attention Getter]:

A. [Reveal Topic]:

B. [Connect to Audience]:

C. [Establish Credibility]:

D. [Thesis]:

E. [Preview]:

[Transition]: Italicized. Introduces first main body point through internal preview or signpost.

Body

II. Topic sentence that introduces first main body point.

A. Subpoint that develops the first main body point in a specific fashion.

1. Sub-subpoint that develops/reinforces subpoint. Sources are underlined.

2. Sub-subpoint that develops/reinforces subpoint. Sources are underlined.