The State of Newspapers in the US.
(Informative Speech) 1/2 – 2pages Name: Title: General Purpose: Specific Purpose Statement: INTRODUCTION I. Attention Getter (a story, joke, startling statistics, question, quotation, case study etc. to draw the audience into your topic) II. Reveal the Topic/Central Idea Statement (speaker reveals the topic and central idea to the audience) III. Preview Statement (speaker makes the transition from the introduction to the main body of the speech by providing the audience with a preview of the main points he/she intends to cover in the body below) [Transition] BODY I. First Main Point (Topic sentence for this point) A. Subpoint (supporting details: explanations, definitions, facts, expert testimony, examples, statistics, quotations which support this main point) (APA Citation) B. Subpoint (same as above) [Transition] II. Second Main Point (Topic sentence for this point) A. Subpoint (Supporting details: explanations, definitions, facts, expert testimony, examples, statistics, quotations which support this main point) (APA Citation) B. Subpoint (same as above) [Transition] III. Third Main Point (Topic Sentence for this point) A. Subpoint (supporting details: explanations, definitions, facts, expert testimony, examples, statistics, quotations which support this main point) (APA Citation) B. Subpoint (same as above) [Transition] CONCLUSION I. Summary Statement (restate the main points discussed in the body, but not in exactly the same words) II. Reinforce the Central Idea (re-emphasize the main idea in a memorable way) III. Attention Leaver (leave the audience with a sense of closure i.e., thoughts to remember or a final focus) References – APA Format