Speaker: [Your Name]

Speech Topic: [Topic]

Speech Title: [Title]

Speech Type: [Persuasive –or– Informative –or– Special Occasion]

Audience Analysis:

• Knowledge: [What do your listeners know about the topic?]
• Attitudes: [How does your audience feel about the topic? What can you do to create or reinforce a positive attitude?]
• Expectations: [Why will your audience be present for your speech? What are they expecting to hear?]
• Demographics: [Describe the audience’s demographics. How might those factors influence your presentation?]
• Setting: [What will your speech setting be?]

Speech Purpose: [Write a specific purpose that expresses in action form what you hope to achieve with your speech.]

Thesis Statement: [Write a single declarative sentence expressing the theme or central idea of your speech.]

Introduction: 

• Getting Attention: [Gain the audience’s attention.]
• Topic and Purpose: [Summarize your topic and purpose.]
• Main Points: [Preview the main points.]
• Relevance: [Make the topic relevant for your audience.]
• Credibility: [Establish credibility as a speaker.]

Organizational Pattern: [Enter the organizational pattern used for your main points.]

Body: 

[Replace the bracketed information with the contents of your speech. Revise the outline by editing your points, rearranging them if necessary, and adding supporting points.] 

1. [First idea (strongest)] (* Note any visual aid(s) you plan to include)
   1. [Support] (* Note visual aids)
      1. [Example] (* Note visual aids)
      2. [Example] (* Note visual aids)
   2. [Support] (* Note visual aids)
      1. [Example] (* Note visual aids)
      2. [Example] (* Note visual aids)
   3. [Support] (* Note visual aids)
      1. [Example] (* Note visual aids)
      2. [Example] (* Note visual aids)

Transition: [Write a sentence that will help your audience connect one main point to the next.]

1. [Second idea (second strongest)] (* Note any visual aid(s) you plan to include)
   1. [Support] (* Note visual aids)
      1. [Example] (* Note visual aids)
      2. [Example] (* Note visual aids)
   2. [Support] (* Note visual aids)
      1. [Example] (* Note visual aids)
      2. [Example] (* Note visual aids)
   3. [Support] (* Note visual aids)
      1. [Example] (* Note visual aids)
      2. [Example] (* Note visual aids)

Transition: [Write a transition that will help your audience make the connection from one main point to the next.]

1. [Third idea (weakest)] (* Note any visual aid(s) you plan to include)
   1. [Support] (* Note visual aids)
      1. [Example] (* Note visual aids)
      2. [Example] (* Note visual aids)
   2. [Support] (* Note visual aids)
      1. [Example] (* Note visual aids)
      2. [Example] (* Note visual aids)
   3. [Support] (* Note visual aids)
      1. [Example] (* Note visual aids)
      2. [Example] (* Note visual aids)

Conclusion

Closing Signal: [Signal the close of your speech.]

Main Points: [Summarize your main points.]

Topic and Purpose: [Repeat your topic and speech purpose.]

Audience Response: [Challenge the audience to respond.]

Memorable Close: [Make the conclusion memorable.]