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Public Speech Outline Antonio Nicolás Rubino Ed.D. This guide includes a brief description of the main parts of the Public Speech Outline. Audience: describe the audience who is going to listen to your speech. Use demographic characteristics, membership to an organization, group affiliations, or some important characteristics that give you a good illustration of whom you are going to speak to. General purpose: establish your purpose. It can be to inform, persuade, commemorate a date, talk about a listener or group, or celebrate a special occasion. Specific purpose: establish specifically what do you want to achieve with your speech. It should include a verb that agrees with your general purpose, describe succinctly the audience, and include the main points of your …show more content…

Remember, subpoints are subordinated and directly related to the main points. Additionally, remember the main points should all support your thesis and, although they are related, each one should stand by itself.  Main point #1: short sentence to support your thesis, for example, a statement of a need for action.  Sub point # 1.1: support your main point 1. A description of the need (signs, symptoms, and effects).  Sub point # 1.2: support your main point 1. Examples and testimony.  Sub point # 1.3: support your main point 1. Importance of need (causes, extent of problem, facts/statistics, expert testimony, and who is affected).  Main point #2: short sentence presenting a solution that satisfies the need and/or solves the problem.  Sub point # 2.1: support your main point 2. Description of the solution.  Sub point # 2.2: support your main point 2. How the solution satisfies the need.  Sub point # 2.3: support your main point 2. How the solution can be implemented.  Sub point # 2.4: support your main point 2. Plan of action.  Sub point 2.4.1: Step #1 of plan  Sub point 2.4.2: Step #2 of

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