Using the attached template as a guide,you will create an outline for your informative speech.The outline will need to have a Times New Roman 12-point font.Be sure to include a reference section at the end listing 3-5credible outside sources in APA formatting.Your outline is not an essay,but you are required to use full sentences.You'll also need to use bullet points and headings/sub headings as shown in the example template.If you need assistance with APA formatting or locating credible outside sources, visit the websites below:

Purdue OnlineWriting Lab

https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_style_introduction.htmlLinks to an external site.

Evaluating OnlineSources

https://www.library.georgetown.edu/tutorials/research-guides/evaluating-internet-contentLinks to an external site.

Attachments

Basic Speech Outline General purpose: (i.e. to inform or to persuade) Specific Purpose: (to inform/ persuade my audience to...) Thesis Statement: (today I will inform/ attempt to persuade you about/ to...) Hook (attention getter) Credibility Statement (establish credibility/ curiosity/ need for your topic, connect the hook to the thesis statement) Thesis Statement (specifically what will you be speaking about today) Preview Statement (preview your 3 main points) (Transition Statement) Point 1 * Example/ Detail * Example/ Detail Example/ Detail (Transition Statement) Point 2 * Example/ Detail * Example/ Detail * Example/ Detail (Transition Statement) Point 3 * Example/ Detail * Example/ Detail * Example/ Detail Restate Thesis Statement Repeat 3 main Points Repeat Closing statements