Special Occasion Preparation Outline Checklist
Is the specific purpose and the central idea at the top of the page?
Specific Purpose: To entertain my audience…
Central Idea: _____________________
Does your central idea specifically reflect the main points of your speech?
Did you label and center the three parts of the speech:
Introduction
Body
Conclusion
□ Does the first sentence in each of your parts (Introduction, Body, Conclusion) start off with a Roman numeral I.?
□ Do each of your points only have one sentence? Remember only one sentence per point!
□ Are each of your points in a complete sentence?
□ The must be No bullets, or i, ii, iii, documented on your outlines.
□ Do you have between 2 and 5 main points in the body?
□ Do you have a transition between the introduction and the body and the body and the conclusion? (Transition:______________________.)