Campaign Speech Outline
Stump Slogan____________________________________________________________
Introduction
1.
Greeting
Attention Getter - the hook. A statement or rhetorical question to sit your audience up with
open ears and mind
2.
Who you are - your name, your place or grade in the school
3.
What you want - the role you are campaigning for: President, Vice President, Treasurer,
Historian...
4.
What you are going to do for the audience - benefits to them in exchange for their vote
(Brief summary -you will expand this in the body of your speech.)
5.
Credibility - your qualification or expertise establishing your fitness for the role you want
(Brief summary - you will expand this in the body of your speech.)
6.
Transition leading to ...
Body
1.
Main Idea 1 - Your goal for the role, what you want to achieve, how you plan to do it, the
benefits to the audience, your fitness for the job, transition to...
2.
Main Idea 2 - Supporting ideas - details and examples - transition to...
3.
Main Idea 3 - Supporting ideas - details and examples - transition to...
NB. Only include a second and third idea if you have time to expand on them. If not, move through to the
conclusion.
Conclusion
1.
Summary of main idea(s)
2.
Re-statement of what you want - to be elected to the role you're running for
3.
Re-statement of the benefits to the audience
4.
Closer, clincher, call for action