Formal Outline Example
Public Speaking (SPCH1101)
Speech Formal Outline Example
To complete the formal outline for your Informative Speech, use this as one example of a formal outline to help you in your efforts. You are also encouraged to use the formal outline examples in your textbook.
Please note that the labels in bold and yellow do not need to be included in your formal outline. Formal Outline: "Teen Suicide" Peter Klemin Introduction I. Attention Catcher: Julie was sitting on the swing in her back yard crying. She had just returned from a big party where her boyfriend Tommy had just dumped her. It seemed like everything was going wrong these days. She was failing her classes, her friends acted too cool for her, and her parents just kept yelling at her to straighten out. The only problem was that she couldn 't, so Julie swallowed a handful of pills and never woke up. Listener Relevance: Many of you probably had troubles similar to Julie, and some of you may have known a person that took the final leap like Julie. Speaker credibility: I don 't have any personal experiences with teen suicide, but I do have a deep concern for teens that want to end their lives. Thesis: Teen suicide is a serious problem today; one we must no longer ignore. Preview: To help convince you, I will first offer some startling statistics about teen suicide. Second, I will reveal several causes for teen suicide. Third, I will pose several solutions we can implement to prevent teen suicide.
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Transition: I would like to begin by giving you some horrifying stats on teen suicide. Body I. First Main Point: The numbers of teens committing suicide these days is horrendous. A. Subpoint: According to a January 2008 article in Current Health magazine entitled “Deadly Teen Trends,” Janice Arenofsky said teen suicide is the third leading cause of adolescent death. One out of four high school kids seriously considers suicide. I. Sub-Subpoint: The article highlighted several recent research
Speech Formal Outline Example
To complete the formal outline for your Informative Speech, use this as one example of a formal outline to help you in your efforts. You are also encouraged to use the formal outline examples in your textbook.
Please note that the labels in bold and yellow do not need to be included in your formal outline. Formal Outline: "Teen Suicide" Peter Klemin Introduction I. Attention Catcher: Julie was sitting on the swing in her back yard crying. She had just returned from a big party where her boyfriend Tommy had just dumped her. It seemed like everything was going wrong these days. She was failing her classes, her friends acted too cool for her, and her parents just kept yelling at her to straighten out. The only problem was that she couldn 't, so Julie swallowed a handful of pills and never woke up. Listener Relevance: Many of you probably had troubles similar to Julie, and some of you may have known a person that took the final leap like Julie. Speaker credibility: I don 't have any personal experiences with teen suicide, but I do have a deep concern for teens that want to end their lives. Thesis: Teen suicide is a serious problem today; one we must no longer ignore. Preview: To help convince you, I will first offer some startling statistics about teen suicide. Second, I will reveal several causes for teen suicide. Third, I will pose several solutions we can implement to prevent teen suicide.
II. III. IV. V.
Transition: I would like to begin by giving you some horrifying stats on teen suicide. Body I. First Main Point: The numbers of teens committing suicide these days is horrendous. A. Subpoint: According to a January 2008 article in Current Health magazine entitled “Deadly Teen Trends,” Janice Arenofsky said teen suicide is the third leading cause of adolescent death. One out of four high school kids seriously considers suicide. I. Sub-Subpoint: The article highlighted several recent research
References: Arenofsky, J. (1997). Teen suicide: when the blues get out of control. Current Health, pp. 16-18. Retrieved September 2, 2006, from http://www.currenthealth.com/teen_suicide Gunther, M. (1967). Why children commit suicide. The Saturday Evening Post, 240, pp. 86-89. Jacobs, J. (1971). Adolescent Suicide. New York, NY: Wiley-Interscience. Suicide Awareness/Voices of Education. [online]. SAVE. Available at: http://www.save.org.html. [1999, October 10]. Source of Outline: Adapted from Sellnow “Confident Public Speaking” CD-ROM/Internet Site Public Speaking (SPCH 1101) Formal Outline Example Page 2 of 2