Presentation Outline

• Attention Getting Device (A.G.D.) This is anything, short of nudity or profanity that catches the audience's attention and is related to the topic. It can be a quotation, a startling fact, a rhetorical question, a case study, or anything else your imagination can conjure up.
• Statement of Purpose (S.O.P.) Here you state your purpose. "Today, I will inform you about navel lint." This can be combined with the preview into one sentence.
• Preview Here you BRIEFLY state your three main points. "In order to do that, we will examine the definition of navel lint, it's history, and it's uses." Or, if combined with the preview: "Today I will inform you about navel lint, by looking first at a definition of navel lint, its history, and its uses."
• First Point
• Transition Move your audience from your first point to the second. "Now that we've defined navel lint, let's look at its history."
• Second Point
• Transition Move your audience into the third point (always mention the first two points in the second transition). "We have defined navel lint and examined its history, so let's look at its many uses."
• Third Point
• Review Here you basically reverse the Preview. "We've examined the Definition, History, and Uses of Navel Lint." You may wish to combine the Review and Restate into one sentence.
• Restate Restates the S.O.P.. "Hopefully now you have a better understanding of the wonderful world of navel lint." Or if combined: "Now that's we've looked at the definition, history, and uses of navel lint; hopefully you have a better understanding of the wonderful world of navel lint.
• Tieback This is merely a sentence or two that reminds the audience of your A.G.D. and wraps up the speech. A good Tieback will serve as a closure for the speech and let them know that you are finished.

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