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:______________________.)