Power point Delivery Outline Guidelines
This brief outline helps guide the speaker during the delivery of the speech. This outline should
be key words and short phrases and should NOT be full sentences. It is to be used to keep the
speaker on track and organized but not something the speaker is “reading”. Include all
elements listed below.
Introduction:
Below is an example of what the body of your outline might look like. Your speech can have 2
to 5 main points. You may have different amounts of sub and sub-sub information than the
example below.
I.
A.
1.
2.
B.
1.
2.
TRANSITION
II.
A.
1.
2.
B.
1.
2.
TRANSITION
Conclusion:
Reminders:
Every point on this outline should be short words and phrases (not sentences.)
The delivery outline should have the same skeleton outline as your Preparation outline (Roman
numerals, letters, and numbers.)
Remember to include transitions between introduction and first main point, between main points
& between last main point and the conclusion.
Add Delivery Guides (pause, slow down, show visual aid).
A PowerPoint presentation is not to be used as your delivery outline.
Students must submit the Delivery Outline to the Dropbox in order to receive a grade for
the speech. The outline will be graded when the speech submission is graded. If you use
three 4×6″ note cards for your delivery outline, submit a photo of the note cards front and
back to the assignment dropbox.
Students are required to show their delivery outline at the beginning of the recording
before they begin presenting the speech.
Delivery outlines are expected to be no longer than the front of 1 piece of paper (8 ½ x 11)
or no longer than the front of 3 note cards (no larger than 4 x 6). This outline will be
checked in the dropbox and at the beginning of the video recording. If it is longer than the
above requirements, points will be deducted from the total speech assignment score.
