speech

Technical Outline for Introductory Speech (follow this outline format)  

 

Title –  Presented by –  Date –  

 

I. Introduction (must include the following sections):  (Suggest 15-30 seconds delivery time for this section) 

 

A. Greeting (State the following; “Good morning, Good afternoon, or Good evening.”  recognizing the instructor by his title (Dr. (not Doctor), any important guest(s), and your “fellow classmates.” Then state your name).  

 

B. Attention Getter (Ask an opening question or make a relevant provocative statement to       get the attention of the audience (e.g., How would you like to meet a very famous       person?)).  

 

            C. Statement of purpose (State your purpose, which is “to introduce” someone. (You       don’t have to state the person’s name just yet; maybe just something interesting about       him or her; saving the name for the formal introduction at the end of the       speech). It’s up to you. 

 

D. Personal interest statement (Provide a short statement explaining why you selected       this person. This creates a connection between you, the person you are introducing,       and hopefully the audience. The pronouns I, me or my should be used at least twice in  

     this section).  

 

II. Body (must include the following sections): (Suggest 90 seconds delivery time for this section)   A. You need a short title here (i.e., Background, Childhood, Beginnings, etc. )  Then you are going to want to begin this section, and the other sections (B, C) using a transitional phrase, for example, I would like to start by first talking about _____ childhood.”        1. State your primary topic point (I suggest you talk about the person’s childhood, background, etc.).                   2.   Provide a subordinate or support sentence of the primary topic point.                  3.   Another support sentence, if needed.  

 

Note: No reference citations are necessary in the delivery of this introductory speech, just on the outline. 

 

B. You need a short title here (i.e., Education, Experiences, etc. ) Again, you are going to want to begin this section, and the other sections (A,C) using a transitional phrase, for example, I would like to now say something about _____       education.”  

 

1. State your second topic point 2. Provide a subordinate or support sentence of the second topic point.                  3.   Another support sentence if necessary. 

 

Note: Again, no reference citations are necessary in the delivery of the speech, just on the outline. 

 

C. You need a short title here (i.e., Achievements, Accomplishments, etc. ) Begin this section using a transitional phrase, for example, I would like to now say something about ____ accomplishments.” 

 

1. State your third topic point  2. Provide a subordinate or support sentence of the third topic point.                  3.   Another support sentence if necessary. 

 
 

III. Conclusion (Suggest 15-30 seconds delivery time for this section) A. Summarize your three main points (Do not repeat the entire contents of the Body. Just    a brief summary).  

 

B. Now make your formal introduction. I suggest you say “Without any further ado  (delay, hesitation, commotion, etc.) it is my great pleasure and honor to introduce _________________.” (Be sure to use the person’s title (i.e., Dr. Mr., Mrs. Ms, etc.). 

 

C. Conclude your introduction by simply saying “Thank You!”  (Do not add any additional comments. If you were doing this speech for real, your “Thank you” would likely get buried in the applause being given to the person you just introduced. For this class, however, I need to hear you thank the audience, to know that you have fully complied with the assignment, and to show that you are an “audience-centered speaker.”  

 

Works Cited: (Author’s name, title, publication and date of publication (not date retrieved).

LIST OF CHOICES FOR SPEECH

Samantha Bee 2. Chance the Rapper 3. Constance Wu 4. Gavin Grimm 5. Kirsten Green 6. Bob Ferguson 7. Ivanka Trump 8. Demis Hassabis 9. Barbara Lynch 10. Hamdi Ulukaya 11. Jared Kushner 12. Celina Turchi 13. Jordan Peele 14. Glenda Gray 15. Yuriko Koike 16. Conor McGregor 17. Riz Ahmed 18. Guus Velders 19. Tamika Mallory, 20. Bob Bland, 21. Carmen Perez and 22. Linda Sarsour 23. Natalie Batalha, 24. Guillem AngladaEscudé and 25. Michaël Gillon Artists 

26. Emma Stone 27. Colson Whitehead 28. Ed Sheeran 29. Alicia Keys 30. Ryan Reynolds 31. Donald Glover 32. Leslie Jones 33. Ben Platt 34. Ava DuVernay 35. Barry Jenkins 36. Margot Robbie 37. Sarah Paulson 38. James Corden 39. John Legend 40. Alessandro Michele 41. Kerry James Marshall 42. Demi Lovato 

 

Leaders 

43. Theresa May 44. Narendra Modi 45. Chuck Schumer 46. Donald Trump 47. Elizabeth Warren 48. Julian Assange 49. James Comey 50. Kim Jong Un 

51. Reince Priebus 52. Xi Jinping 53. Rodrigo Duterte 54. Stephen Bannon 55. Theo Epstein 56. Tom Perez 57. Vladimir Putin 58. Wang Qishan 59. Recep Tayyip Erdogan 60. Sandra Day O’Connor 61. Pope Francis 62. General James Mattis 63. King Maha Vajiralongkorn 64. Juan Manuel Santos 65. Major General Qasem Soleimani 66. Melinda Gates Titans 

67. Janet Yellen 68. LeBron James 69. Daniel Ek 70. Bernard J. Tyson 71. Evan Spiegel 72. George Church 73. Jean Liu 

74. Tom Brady 75. James Allison 76. Rebekah Mercer 77. Jason Blum 78. Jeff Bezos 79. Vijay Shekhar Sharma 80. Margrethe Vestager Icons 

81. Simone Biles 82. Ashley Graham 

83. Cindy Sherman 84. John Lewis 85. Margaret Atwood 86. Colin Kaepernick 87. Jeanette Vizguerra 88. Neymar 89. RuPaul 90. Raf Simons 91. Biram Dah Abeid 92. Leila de Lima 93. David Adjaye 

94. Gretchen Carlson 95. Fatou Bensouda 96. Thelma Aldana 97. Fan Bingbing 98. Viola Davis 99. Raed Saleh 100. Cindy Arlette Contreras Bautista