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Some additional content for you as you work to complete your outline for your presentations
Now, you have selected your topic and decided on some of your references and what you think you might want to say, next you will want to begin to create your outline for the process
Define the purpose and central ideal of you presentation, clarifying and deciding on the main purpose or central idea
Create and organize your main points, which for this speech should be between 3-5
Add the supporting details under your main points that support your ideas, they can include data, examples or explanations that strengthen the premise of your main points.
Extremely important is creating a logical flow for your presentation and don’t forget the transitions that connect the main points of the body of the presentation. (you can do this by chronological, cause and effect, or topic based, You do this to make sure you move from one idea to another effortlessly for the listener.
Often it is suggested to create your introduction and conclusion after you have written the body and the main points of the presentation. The introduction should can include an attention grabber, story, quote. Whatever the presenter feels will open up the speech most effectively. The conclusion should summarize the key points and takeaways and leave the audience with a final thought.
Sample Outline for Reference using and environmental topic for reference.
Introduction
Attention =grabber
Central Idea/Thesis statement
Brief review of presentation main points
Body
Main Point 1
Supporting Material
Supporting Materials
Supporting material
Main Points
Supporting Materials
Supporting Materials
Supporting Materials
Main Points
Supporting Materials
Supporting Material
Supporting Materials
Main Points
Supporting Materials
Supporting Materials
Supporting Material
Conclusion
Summary of main points
Closing or final thoughts
Time Order
Spatial Order: It’s Directional
Cause-and-Effect Order: It’s Relational
Problem–Solution Order: It’s Workable
Topical Order: It’s Part of the Whole
Traditional organizational formats use a linear logic that is representative of the way many North American speakers organize their thoughts. A speech has a linear formatLinks to an external site. if its main points develop and relate directly to the thesis or topic sentence that comes early in the presentation. When exhibiting linear logic, a speaker develops ideas step-by-step, relying on facts and data to support each main point. Then the speaker links each main point to other main ideas via a series of bridges or transitions.
Members of low-context cultures, such as the United States, often use a linear format. They characteristically relay information explicitly. Why? Because they expect receivers will have difficulty understanding what is not said overtly. Rather than rely primarily on emotional appeals and stories to make their points, they offer relevant supporting facts—that is, hard evidence and proof in defense of positions taken.