Public Speaking
Chapter 8: Outlining Your Speech
Objectives
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completing this session, you will be
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Develop a Working Outline
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The reasons for outlining are clear. Outlining objectifies your
thinking: It takes ideas out of your head where they can get all
tangled up …
Osborn/ Osborne, 2003
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Outlining Your Speech
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Developing a Working Outline: A
Tentative Plan for Your Speech.
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It is not rigid but a work in progress
It is a disposable tool
Start with writing the foundation of your
speech:
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Your specific purpose
Your thesis statement
Outlining Your Speech
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Developing a Working Outline
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Developing Your Main Points
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List your main points (3 or 4 for class)
Ask the following:
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Will these make my message clear to the audience?
Is this the right order in which to develop them?
Have I left out anything important?
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Developing a Working Outline
Developing Your Main Points
Developing Your Sub-points
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More specific statements that support the main
statement to which they belong
Usually 2 or more per main point
Should explain to the listener who’s thinking:
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What does it mean?
Why should I care?
How do I know it’s true?
Will a speech based on this outline satisfy my
thesis statement and in time allotted?
Outlining Your Speech
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Developing a Working Outline
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Developing Your Main Points
Developing Your Sub-points
Completing Your working Outline
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Prepare an introduction that:
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Gains attention
Establishes credibility
Previews speech
Review outline from audience P.O.V.
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Main points arranged to ease understanding & recall?
Enough Supporting Material?
Variety of support for each main point?
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Outlining Your Speech
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Developing a Formal Outline
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The final step in planning the substance of
your speech.
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Imposes discipline
Indicates to instructor that your research and
planning are complete.
Outlining Your Speech
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Developing a Formal Outline
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Stating Topic-Specific Purpose and Thesis
Separating the Speech Parts
Numbering and Lettering Your Outline
Wording Your Outline
Supporting Your Main Points
Deciding on a Title
Changing a Working to a Formal Outline
Listing Your references
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Developing a Formal Outline
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Stating Topic-Specific Purpose and Thesis
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Write out at top of outline
Do not state exactly that way in your
introduction
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Developing a Formal Outline
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Stating Topic-Specific Purpose and Thesis
Separating the Speech Parts
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Separate Introduction, Body and Conclusion in
the outline
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Stating Topic-Specific Purpose and Thesis
Separating the Speech Parts
Numbering and Lettering Your Outline
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I., II., III. = Main Points
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A., B., C. = Subpoints
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1., 2., 3. = Sub-subpoints
- a., b., c. = Sub-sub-subpoints
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Developing a Formal Outline
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Stating Topic-Specific Purpose and Thesis
Separating the Speech Parts
Numbering and Lettering Your Outline
Wording Your Outline
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Simple declarative sentences
No subordinate clauses (make subpoints)
Use parallel construction
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Outlining Your Speech
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Developing a Formal Outline
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Stating Topic-Specific Purpose and Thesis
Separating the Speech Parts
Numbering and Lettering Your Outline
Wording Your Outline
Supporting Your Main Points
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Include sources, statements of fact, quotes
Use what is required to prove the point
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Developing a Formal Outline
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Stating Topic-Specific Purpose and Thesis
Separating the Speech Parts
Numbering and Lettering Your Outline
Wording Your Outline
Supporting Your Main Points
Deciding on a Title
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Not key in classroom speeches.
Select after outline is complete
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Outlining Your Speech
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Developing a Formal Outline
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Stating Topic-Specific Purpose and Thesis
Separating the Speech Parts
Numbering and Lettering Your Outline
Wording Your Outline
Supporting Your Main Points
Deciding on a Title
Changing a Working to a Formal Outline
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Use proper numbering system, full sentences
and source citations
Outlining Your Speech
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Developing a Formal Outline
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Stating Topic-Specific Purpose and Thesis
Separating the Speech Parts
Numbering and Lettering Your Outline
Wording Your Outline
Supporting Your Main Points
Deciding on a Title
Changing a Working to a Formal Outline
Listing Your references
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Works Cited and Works Consulted section
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Outlining Your Speech
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Developing a Key-Word Outline
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Fit on a few sheets of paper or index cards
Number the pages/cards
14pt Type or larger and Bold Text
Follow same lettering/numbering format
Include source citations to deliver orally
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(Time, 1995) “Brief Quote Intact” or memorize
Reduce number of key words via practice
Use “stage directions” (Pause, Slow down,
etc.) in different color/style
Summary
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completed this session, you
are able to:
Develop a Working Outline
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