Once assigned a speech, you will be tasked with creating an outline. The purpose of this outline is to provide you with a guide that helps effectively sequence your information, as well as helps …

To begin developing a structure, brainstorm what you find interesting about your topic, and write down a list of things you would like to include in your speech. From there, go through the list …

“I Have a Dream” Speech by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at the “March on Washington,” 1963 (excerpts) I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest …

Essentially, the central idea statement is equivalent to a thesis statement in a written essay, summarizing what you expect to cover in a speech in a single sentence.

The purpose of this project is to learn or review basic methods for writing a speech with a defined purpose and to present a well-organized speech on any topic.

This handout is about doing things with words: the stable conventions surrounding how we signal to others that we intend to perform specific speech acts, the nature of those speech acts, and …

Preparation outlines are designed to help you prepare and practice your speech, and are written using full-sentences. Speaking outlines use an identical format, but only include key words.