Informative Speech
Rough Draft Due:
Formal Outline Due:
Be sure to share one copy with me and print a separate Speaker’s outline for yourself.
Please consider the following:
I.
How will you give the audience insight into your topic and why it is important?
What three things would you like your audience to remember?
II.
The time limit is 2-3 minutes.
III.
What message does your posture, volume, and eye contact send to your
audience?
IV.
Are you aware of your audience’s verbal and non-verbal responses to your
speech and how might you adapt/adjust your speech to these messages from
your audience?
V.
What visual aid or an “artifact” of your life can you include in your speech to
really add interest? (photos, powerpoint, physical object, etc.)
VI.
Include at least THREE credible sources
Name:_____________________________
Rough Draft of Formal Outline for Informative Speech
Introduction
I.
Develop a strategy to get the audience's attention (i.e. a story, quote, visual,
question, shocking statement, etc.). Describe here:
II. Tell the audience why you are credible – Are you an authority or worth listening
to?
III. Establish listener relevance to connect your topic with the audience and show
how this topic is important or beneficial to the audience.
IV. State a Specific Purpose/Thesis, which will tell your audience why you are
speaking to them and/or what the goal of your speech is.
V. Preview the main ideas or sub-points of your speech.
Body
I.
1st Subtopic:
A.
B.
Transition:
II. 2nd Subtopic:
A.
B.
Transition:
III. 3rd Subtopic:
A.
B.
Transition: Signals that your speech is coming to an end
Conclusion
I.
Thesis Restatement:
II. Main Point Summary:
III. Clincher or Closing strategy to connect to audience, i.e. story, example, question
or quote.