Informative Speech Outline Template (Page 5 of 7) in pdf

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Audiovisual materials are resources that a speaker uses to help listeners retain information.

They can:

**Save time in explanation

**Clarify a point

**Help an audience remember important material

Sometimes you can find audiovisual materials --such as charts, diagrams, photographs, audio,

graphs, or maps - already prepared.

Organizing the Body of an Informative Speech

The body of a speech is the portion in which the main points are developed. To organize the

body of a speech, you will need to

determine the main points you want to stress

organize the main points in a consistent pattern the audience can follow

outline all the material you plan to use in the speech

Because the body of a speech contains the most important ideas that will be presented, many

experienced speakers prepare it first. Then, after they know the development of the main

ideas, they usually find the introduction and conclusion easier to prepare.

Determining the Main Points

The main points of a speech are the major ideas under which the supporting information is

organized. If you have composed a well-written specific purpose, then determining the main

points of your speech should be fairly easy. The specific purpose or the thesis statement lead

to the wording of the main points.

Example:

Specific Purpose: I want to explain the three ways that dogs have shown themselves to be our

“best friends.”

Thesis Statement: Dogs have earned their place as our “best friends” by working with people,

by protecting people and their property, and by showing love and devotion to people.

Main Points:

I. Dogs work with people.

II. Dogs protect people and their property.

III. Dogs show love and devotion to people.

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