Sample Persuasive Speech Outline

YOUR NAME, SPEECH CLASS AND DATE:

TITLE:

SUBJECT: Your persuasive speech topic.

GENERAL PURPOSE: To persuade

SPECIFIC PURPOSE: To persuade the audience to...

I INTRODUCTION
A. Attention grabber.
B. Clarify the goal of your writing topic. By the way, don't write pursuasive speech topic, use the correct spelling! What do you want to persuade them to think, change, act or to move exactly?
C. Preview main points: Use the Roman numeral divisions of this sample persuasive outline.
D. Relate the issue to your audience.
E. Credibility: Why are you talking about this speech topic?

Transition sentence

II BODY

How to make a speech outline of your key ideas? Use one of my speech outline examples. Or the Problem Solution and Monroe Motivation Sequence.

A. First Point
    1. First Subpoint
       a. First Sub-subtopic
       b. Second Sub-subtopic
       c. Third Sub-subtopic
    2. Second Subpoint
       a. First Sub-subtopic
       b. Second Sub-subtopic
       c. Third Sub-subtopic
    3. Third Subpoint
       a. First Sub-subtopic
       b. Second Sub-subtopic
       c. Third Sub-subtopic

B. Second Point
    1. First Subpoint
       a. First Sub-subtopic
       b. Second Sub-subtopic
       c. Third Sub-subtopic
    2. Second Subpoint
       a. First Sub-subtopic
       b. Second Sub-subtopic
       c. Third Sub-subtopic
    3. Third Subpoint
       a. First Sub-subtopic
       b. Second Sub-subtopic
       c. Third Sub-subtopic

In this sample you see 3 major points, avoid more than 5. If you don't want the sample persuasive speech outline above, then group them in the deductive speech writing format; from general to specific, or in the inductive public speaking outline; from specific to general.

C. Third Point: Deal with opposition arguments.
E.g. What will happen if you don't agree?
Like this sample persuasive speech outline:

    1. First Subpoint
       a. First Sub-subtopic
       b. Second Sub-subtopic
       c. Third Sub-subtopic
    2. Second Subpoint
       a. First Sub-subtopic
       b. Second Sub-subtopic
       c. Third Sub-subtopic
    3. Third Subpoint
       a. First Sub-subtopic
       b. Second Sub-subtopic
       c. Third Sub-subtopic

Transition sentence

III CONCLUSION
A. Signal the end.
B. Summarize main ideas.
C. Close with a concluding device or call to action.

SUPPORTING MATERIALS: Or use another term for education resources. In this sample persuasive speech outline I used the term supporting materials.
Visual aid: If appropriate.
Documented Sources: I used APA Style in this sample persuasive speech outline.



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