Presentation Plan Components

Draft

Audience Analysis

Target Audience

Identify one target audience for the speech.

Significance Statement

Explain why your topic is significant for the target audience.

Introduction

Audience Hook

Grab your audience’s attention with an interesting statistic, fact, anecdote, compelling question, or story.

Thesis Statement

Identify the major claim and main points in one succinct sentence using the following format:

Research suggests that _____ (major claim) because _____ (main point 1), and _____ (main point 2).

Preview of Main Points

1. List the first main point from the thesis statement in a full sentence.
2. List the second main point from the thesis statement in a full sentence.

Body

Main Point #1

Include at least 3 sub-points to support the first point of discussion. Each one should be supported by research and cited in APA format. Also, demarcate where you will show the visual aid in the speech. The visual aid can be used to support either main point 1 or 2.

(show visual aid here, citation)

1. sub-point 1: elaborate and include a citation.
2. sub-point 2: elaborate and include a citation.
3. sub-point 3: elaborate and include a citation.

Main Point #2

Include at least 3 sub-points to support the second point of discussion. Each one should be supported by research and cited in APA format.

1. sub-point 1: elaborate and include a citation.
2. sub-point 2: elaborate and include a citation.
3. sub-point 3: elaborate and include a citation.

Conclusion

Restatement of Thesis

To tie the speech together, restate the thesis from the introduction.

Summary of Main Points

1. Summarize the first main point from the thesis statement.
2. Summarize the second main point from the thesis statement.

Concluding Comments

End with a call to action, important point, quote, or story to make your topic memorable for the audience.

Visual Aid

Include a meaningful image, graph, or chart here to support one of the main points. Incorporate an APA style citation on the visual aid, and a full reference on the reference list.

Reference List

All in-text citations and references need to be in APA format. Review the WGU APA Formatting and Style guide: https://wgu.mindedgeonline.com/content.php?cid=40550