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a. Support

b. Support

B. Sub-point

(Transition: )

II. Main point statement

A. Sub-point

1. Sub sub-point

a. Support

b. Support

2. Sub sub-point

a. Support

b. Support

c. Support

B. Sub-point

1. Sub sub-point

2. Sub sub-point

C. Sub-point

(Transition: see note above)

III. Main point statement

A. Sub-point

1. Sub sub-point

a. Support

b. Support

2. Sub sub-point

B. Sub-point

C. Sub-point

(Transition: Beginning this statement with a version of “In conclusion . . . ” is just fine!)

Conclusion

A. Summary: Use this moment to express what you want the audience to remember after the

speech is over. Make this meaningful. It should be something more than, “Today we talked

about X, Y, Z.”)

B. Clincher: You need to have a strong ending. It often works well to refer back to your atten-

tion getter, to end with a strong quotation, to create a strong image, etc.

References (new page)

Use APA or MLA style (or a particular style that your professor requests; see Writing Center handouts

for more information about references/works cited pages). Both APA and MLA require alphabetized

sources.

The University of Southern Mississippi

Speaking Center

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