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Speech Arrangement

At minimum, your speech should include the following elements:

Introduction

State your thesis

Preview of your main points

[Transition to Main point #1]

I. Main point #1

Statement of your first main point

At least one piece of evidence (two are preferable) illustrating the first main point

Summarize your first main point

[Transition to Main point #2]

II. Main point #2

Statement of your second main point

At least one piece of evidence (two are preferable) illustrating the first main point

Summarize your second main point

[Transition to the conclusion]

Conclusion

Restate the your thesis statement

Review your two main points and explain how they support your thesis

Conclude your speech

Sample Arrangement

Below are an outline for one impromptu speech that agrees and one impromptu speech that disagrees

with the thesis statement:

“A College Education is essential to a good job”

Sample 1—agreeing with the thesis

Thesis-- A College Education is essential to a good job.

I. Most top companies demand a college degree

A. Tell a story about workers at Microsoft

B. Discuss an example about the education necessary for produce buyers at

supermarkets

II. A college education prepares you for a number of potentially different jobs

A. List and discuss some of the various skills students with Liberal Arts degrees possess

B. Talk a bit about number of jobs my brother has had

Sample 2—disagreeing and offering a counter-thesis

Counter-thesis—A college education, though it might be a ticket into the corporate world, is not

essential to getting a good job.

I. Entrepreneurial spirit cannot be taught

A. Talk about the success of the self-taught Thomas Edison

B. Discuss the intellectual benefits that Bill Gates gained by dropping out

II. Many fulfilling jobs lie outside the corporate world

A. Vinyl Artists don’t need a formal education

B. Landscaping is quite rewarding and can be learned through apprenticing

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