Fairleigh Early Birds Toastmasters Club

SPEECH OUTLINE - BASIC

OPENING

    • Attention Grabber

    • Speech Purpose

BODY

1st Point (select “MUST KNOW” points by asking: “what does the audience have to know?”)

       • State Fact

       • Supporting Material

2nd Point

       • State Fact

       • Supporting Material

Continue the same structure for points 3, 4 etc

CLOSING

    • Summary

    • Call to action / Memorable statement

SPEECH OUTLINE - GENERAL

OPENING

    • Attention Grabber

    • Speech Purpose

BODY

1st Point

       • First point (introduced by a Joining Phrase - optional)

       • Explain point

       • Give example / anecdote to illustrate point

       • Restate point for clarity (optional)

2nd Point

       • Second point (introduced by a Joining Phrase (#) - optional)

       • Explain point

       • Give example / anecdote to illustrate point

       • Restate point for clarity (optional)

Continue the same structure for points 3, 4 etc

CLOSING

    • Summary

    • Call to action / Memorable statement

# A Joining Phrase restates the purpose of the speech. Eg, if the purpose of a speech is to say where you are going for your next holidays, a joining phrase could be “I am going to Rome for my next holiday because…”. You can use the Joining Phrase at the start of each main point.

SPEECH OUTLINE - TO PERSUADE WHEN A PROBLEM EXISTS

OPENING

    • Attention Grabber

    • Speech Purpose

BODY

1st Point

       • State problem

       • Explain problem

2nd Point

       • State why there is a problem

       • Explain who is to blame and why

3rd Point

       • State what harm has been done

       • Explain giving example / anecdote

4th Point

       • State solution to the problem including how people / the audience can contribute in achieving this.

       • Explain

5th Point

       • State possible arguments against proposed solution or even that there isn’t a problem

       • Refute these arguments one by one

CLOSING

    • Summary

    • Call to action explaining to audience exactly what they can do

#An extra point in the Body can be included which states several solutions and then the final point before the Closing would be stating and explaining the best solution.

SPEECH OUTLINE - TO PERSUADE WHEN A NEED EXISTS

OPENING (as per previous samples)

BODY

1st Point - State and explain the need

2nd Point - State solution and what it will do

3rd Point - State the future if solution is not put in place

4th Point - State what people have to do to make it happen in detail ie a call to action prior to the Closing and therefore the Closing’s “call to action” would be a summary

call to action

CLOSING (as per previous samples)

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