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Sample Complete Sentence Outline-Informative Speech
Sample Complete Sentence Outline-Informative Speech
I. Introduction:
A. Attention Getter: “Namaste” I just greeted you the way I would in India.
B. The same word-“Namaste” is used when saying goodbye.
i. The identical word can have two entirely different meanings.
ii. This is just one example of the diversity of life in India.
C. Thesis: India is a country of great geographical and linguistic diversity.
D. Establish Credibility: As a first-generation Indian American, I have had firsthand
experience with Indian life and culture.
E. Preview: Today, I would like to give you a glimpse of India’s diversity. First, by looking at
its geography and second by exploring its language.
II. Body
A. India is a land of great geographical diversity.
a. According to Professor Keay, a historian specializing in India (2001), You can see
this diversity in the mountains, plains and plateau’s.
b. The northernmost part of India consists of Himalaya Mountains.
i. The highest mountain system is the world, the Himalaya separate India
from China.
ii. The Indian Himalaya’s have many mountains more than 20,000 feet
high.
B. The central part of India consists of the Northern Plains.
a. About 200 miles wide, the Northern Plains stretch across India from the Arabian
Sea on the west to the Bay of Bengal on the east.
b. Within the Northern Plains, there considerable diversity.
i. There is fertile farmland.
ii. There are major cities such as Delhi and Calcutta.
iii. There is the Great Indian Desert.
C. The southern part of India consists of the Deccan plateau.
a. Extending from the edge of the Northern Plains to the southern tip of India, the
Deccan plateau is more than 1,200 miles long.
b. The Declan plateau includes many geographical features.
i. It contains farming and grazing land.
ii. It contains tropical forests.
iii. It contains most of India’s seacoast.
Transitional Statement: (Now that you know something about the geographical diversity of India, let’s
look at its linguistic diversity.)
V. Conclusion
A. I hope you can see from India’s geography and languages why it is such a diverse and
fascinating country.
B. From the Northern Plains to the Southern Plains to its beautifully rich and diverse
language, India is a great place to visit.
C. Namaste
****** Note!**********
I made up the citations to give you an idea of how
you will explicitly quote in your speech.
This example is only two pages. That doesn’t meant
yours will only be two pages. It will probably be
more than two pages.