Informative Outline Template


I.  INTRODUCTION 
    A. Attention Getter (Creative Hook to Capture Audience Attention and Evoke Appropriate Tone for Speech)
    B.  Ethos (Your Connection to the Speech Content)
    C.  Kairos (Relevance to THIS Audience)
    D.  Thesis Statement (one clear concise sentence telling the Audience what you are up to "today I will be talking about _________"
    E.  Preview
II.  BODY
    A.  First Main Point (as stated in preview)
           1.  Supporting Material
           2.  Supporting Material
           3.  Supporting Material
TRANSITION STATEMENT (BRIEFLY Review first main point and Preview second Main Point)
    B.  Second Main Point
        1.  Supporting Material
        2.  Supporting Material
        3.  Supporting Material
TRANSITION STATEMENT (Review second main point and Preview Third Main Point)
    C.  Third Main Point
        1.  Supporting Material
        2.  Supporting Material
        3.  Supporting Material
III.  Conclusion
    A.  Review (your preview)
    B.  Final Thought