Purpose Statement: (tells what the speech is about and what it is intended to do) I. Introduction (emotionally, this is the hardest part of the speech)
A. Attention Getter (story, rhetorical question, shocking fact, etc.)

B. Thesis Statement (one sentence summary of speech)

C. Preview main points (talk about some points that you will go over)

II. Body (main part of speech)

A. Main point #1

All main points need supporting statements and data to back them up. You can't expect the audience to know exactly what you're talking about. Explain it fully. In the body, there needs to be at least 2 main points, each with at least 2 supporting statements.

B. Main point #2

C. Main point #3

III. Conclusion (sums up your entire speech)

A. Restate thesis

B. Review main points

C. Closing statement (this is the last impression that you leave with the audience)