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Outline Specifics!!

Outline Specifics!!. Follow these EXACTLY so you can get a good grade on the organization of your speech. The Outline’s Purpose. The purpose of the outline is to work as a blueprint or map. The outline specifically tells you where you are going and how you will get there.

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Outline Specifics!!

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  1. Outline Specifics!! Follow these EXACTLY so you can get a good grade on the organization of your speech

  2. The Outline’s Purpose • The purpose of the outline is to work as a blueprint or map. • The outline specifically tells you where you are going and how you will get there. • Your outline will place essential pieces in a logical order.

  3. The 3 types of Outlines • Full Sentence: You will write one of these for EVERY SPEECH you write. • This is for you to clarify your thinking, and for me to have as a guide for when you present your speech. • This is when you will write EVERY element of your speech out in a complete sentence. • This is like the example we labeled and highlighted in class.

  4. The 3 types of Outlines • Topic sentence or phrase: This is where you will have some sort of word limit placed on what you may take up to the speaking area with you. • Because of the word limit, you will typically write this after you have written your Complete Sentence Outline. • You will put phrases on your Topic Outline that will help trigger your memory so that you can seamlessly travel through your speech.

  5. The 3 types of Outlines • Combination: while we will not use this form of outline in this class, some teachers may allow you to write out your intro and conclusion statements in complete sentences and then use topic phrases for your body.

  6. The Basic Rules of Outlining • The basic rules of outlining are founded in the following principles • Main points must support your assertion, or specific purpose. • Sub points must support, clarify, or develop your main points and should ALSO TIE BACK TO YOUR PURPOSE • As we discuss, get out the sample outline that you labeled and highlighted.

  7. The Basic Rules of Outlining • Use a CONSISTENT, STAIR-STEP pattern • I. Roman Numerals – used for main points • A. Capital Letters – used for sub points • 1. Arabic Numbers – used for subordinate points • a. Small Letters – used for small divisions of sub points • b. Small Letter – if you have an “a”, you must have a “b” • Arabic Numbers -- – if you have an “1”, you must have a “2”

  8. The Basic Rules of Outlining – Stair-step • Use a consistent indentation pattern called the STAIR-STEP method. • You should also be able to draw a line under each indentation and when you are finished, it should look like a stair-step

  9. Indenting • Besides having the outline look like a set of stairs, you will also need to indent correctly. • The MOST IMPORTANT ideas (the ROMAN NUMERALS) are closest to the left-hand margin. • Of NEXT IMPORTANCE and indented or spaced slightly to the right are CAPITAL letters (A, B, C, D) • Of LESSER IMPORTANCE, and AGAIN INDENTED even further to the right are the ARABIC NUMERALS (1, 2, 3, 4)

  10. More on Indenting • You should be able to draw an un-interrupted line between Roman Numerals, between Capital Letters, between Arabic Numbers, and between Small Letters – WITHOUT RUNNING INTO ANY WORDS • These pairs are called “pals” and must always contain ideas of equal importance

  11. Pals – Equal Importance • Anything with a Roman Numeral should be of the same importance towards your purpose • Anything with a Capital Letter should be of the same importance towards your purpose • Anything with an Arabic Number should be of the same importance towards your purpose

  12. Example of Pals – must travel in PAIRS!!! • I. Trains have had an interesting • A. Steam • 1. sub point about steam engines • 2. Sub point about steam engines • B. Diesel • 1. Sub point about Diesel engines • 2. Sub point about Diesel engines • C. Electric • 1. Sub point about Electric engines • 2. Sub point about Electric engines

  13. Example of Pals – must travel in PAIRS!!! • II. Aircraft now play an important role • A. Prop • 1. Sub point about PROP engines • 2. . Sub point about PROP engines • B. Jet • 1. Sub point about Jet engines • 2. Sub point about Jet engines • C. Rocket • 1. Sub point about Rocket engines • 2. Sub point about Rocket engines

  14. More Indenting Rules • Remember to keep the left-hand indentation clear so you can quickly see the thought relationships • Correct: • I. Trains have had an interesting history throughout the United States of America Incorrect: I. Trains have had an interesting history throughout the United States of America.

  15. Support in Outlines • Be sure to give each point adequate support – which usually involves at least 2 entries!! That means if you have an “A”, you must have a “B”. • Remember that sub points clarify or divide the main points. In order to make sub points equal, be sure that they also travel in at least 2 divisions. That means if you have a “1”, you must have a “2”; if you have an “a”, you must have a “b”; if you have a “I”, you must have a “ii”. • If you have main points or sub points with only an “A” or “1”, then you have not delved deeply enough. This is a signal that you need to find more material!!!

  16. Only 1 idea per signpost! • Use only ONE idea for each signpost. Since you are writing out complete sentences, one sentence is typically your ONE IDEA! • A good rule of thumb is to only have ONE sentence per signpost. • You should have NOTHING in your outline that looks like a paragraph!!

  17. Only 1 idea per signpost! • Incorrect: • I. Water pollution hinders recreation and wildlife. This is incorrect because the entry has 2 ideas: RECREATION and WILDLIFE, but only one signpost.

  18. Only 1 idea per signpost • Correct: • I. Water pollution is a serious threat • A. It hinders recreation • 1. Sub point about hindering recreation • 2. Sub point about hindering recreation • B. It hinders wildlife • 1. Sub point about hindering wildlife • 2. Sub point about hindering wildlife

  19. Outline is a road map • Remember, an outline is your speech’s skeleton, your “road map” of where you go on the speaker’s platform. • Follow these rules to arrive safely at your speech’s destination!

  20. Works Cited • Tanner, Fran. Creative Communication – 5th Edition.Logan,IA: Perfection Learning Corporation, 2003. Print.

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