The purpose of the rough outline is to see if you are on the right track for your persuasive speech early in the speech development process.

 

The rough outline includes:

1.  topic Has technology helped connect people or isolate them?

2. Specific Purpose statement. See chapter 5 for details and examples of a good Specific Purpose statement.

3. Central Idea (thesis) sentence. See chapter 5 for details and examples of a good Central Idea sentence.

4. three main points. See ch.9 for details and examples of well-written main points.

Extra Points: for two extra credit points, tell me what ordering method you are going to use (topical, chronological or spatial).

Please post your rough outline directly to this assignment page.

Your outline should look something like this:

Topic: Shipping containers

Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about shipping containers.

Central Idea: we can better appreciate the impact of shipping containers when we look at the original designer, the container itself, and the redesign of shipping ports around the world.

Main Points:
1. The designer of shipping containers
2. The shipping containers
3. The ports for shipping containers

 

 

 

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TIPS FOR FORMULATING THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE STATEMENT Formulating a specific purpose is the most important early step in developing a successful speech. When writing your purpose statement, follow the general principles outlined on the following pages. Write the Purpose Statement as a Full Infinitive Phrase, Not as a Fragment Ineffective: avalanches. More Effective: To inform my audience about the three major kinds of avalanches. The ineffective statement is adequate as an announcement of the speech topic, but it is not thought out fully enough to indicate the specific purpose. Express Your Purpose as a Statement, Not as a Question Ineffective: What is Da de los Muertos? More Effective: To inform my audience about the history of Mexico's Da de los Muertos celebration. The question might arouse the curiosity of an audience, but it is not effective as a specific purpose statement. It gives no indication about what direction the speech will take or what the speaker hopes to accomplish. Avoid Figurative Language in Your Purpose Statement Ineffective: To persuade my audience that the campus policy on student parking really stinks. TIPS FOR FORMULATING THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE STATEMENT Formulating a specific purpose is the most important early step in developing a successful speech. When writing your purpose statement, follow the general principles outlined on the following pages. Write the Purpose Statement as a Full Infinitive Phrase, Not as a Fragment Ineffective: avalanches. More Effective: To inform my audience about the three major kinds of avalanches. The ineffective statement is adequate as an announcement of the speech topic, but it is not thought out fully enough to indicate the specific purpose. Express Your Purpose as a Statement, Not as a Question Ineffective: What is Da de los Muertos? More Effective: To inform my audience about the history of Mexico's Da de los Muertos celebration. The question might arouse the curiosity of an audience, but it is not effective as a specific purpose statement. It gives no indication about what direction the speech will take or what the speaker hopes to accomplish. Avoid Figurative Language in Your Purpose Statement Ineffective: To persuade my audience that the campus policy on student parking really stinks.

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