OUTLINING BASICS OUTWARD METHOD OF SPEECH DEVELOPMENT INTRO

OUTLINING BASICS

OUTWARD METHOD OF SPEECH DEVELOPMENT: INTRO BODY CONCLUSION

VISUAL BRAINSTROMING

§ CHOOSE A TOPIC FIRST § CHOOSE 3 KEY IDEAS § DEVELOP EACH KEY IDEA

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USING THE 4 S’s STRATEGY TO DEVELOP EACH KEY IDEA

4 S’s STRATEGY (for every key idea) § Signpost the Idea § State the Idea § Support the Idea § Summarize the Idea

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MAKING A PLAN § VISUAL PLAN § JOT DOWN POINTS § SKELETAL OUTLINE § WORKING OUTLINE

WHY OUTLINE?

FUNCTIONS OF OUTLINING: § TESTS THE SCOPE OF OUR SPEECH (GOALS) § TESTS THE LOGICAL CONNECTIONS AMONG PARTS OF OUR SPEECH (FLOW) § TESTS THE RELEVANCE OF SUPPORTING IDEAS (MAKES SENSE!) § CHECKS THE BALANCE OF OUR SPEECH (TIME) § IT CAN SERVE AS NOTES FOR WHEN WE PRESENT (YAY!)

A BASIC FORMULA I. A. 1. a.

USING THE BASIC FORMULA I. MAIN POINT A. SUBPOINT 1. SUB-SUBPOINT a. SUB-SUBPOINT

PRINCIPLES OF OUTLINING § SINGULARITY: Each number or letter should represent ONLY 1 idea. § CONSISTENCY: With numbers, letters, and indentation. § ADEQUACY: If you have subpoints, you must have at least 2. § UNIFORMITY: Each symbol should introduce a complete sentence § PARALLELISM: Grammatical construction.

FORMAL OUTLINE § SPEECH TITLE § SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF THE SPEECH § THESIS STATEMENT § INTRODUCTION § BODY § CONCLUSION § BIBLIOGRAPHY

BODY § MAIN POINT 1 § MAIN POINT 2 § MAIN POINT 3

USE THE BASIC FORMULA I. MAIN POINT A. SUBPOINT 1. SUB-SUBPOINT a. SUB-SUBPOINT B. SUBPOINT 1. 2.

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TRANSITIONS § BRIDGES § CONNECTIVES § HELP WITH FLOW

TRANSITIONS: 4 C’s § COMPLEMENTARY TRANSITIONS: Also, In Addition to, Just as important, Likewise, etc. § CAUSAL TRANSITION: As a result, As a consequence, Because of this, etc. § CONTRASTING TRANSITION: Although, But, In contrast, On the other hand § CHRONOLOGICAL TRANSITION: Soon after, At the same time, Before, After, Meanwhile

FORMAL OUTLINE § SPEECH TITLE § SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF THE SPEECH § THESIS STATEMENT § INTRODUCTION § TRANSITION § BODY § TRANSITION § CONCLUSION § BIBLIOGRAPHY

SPEAKING OUTLINE § DON’T USE THE FORMAL OUTLINE § ADD CUES § WRITE OUT QUOTES, NUMBERS, ETC.