Two Simple Speech Outline Samples

Expository Speech: Happy Halloween

Introduction

1. As kids, we would count down the days until we went costume shopping, then started decorating and finally went trick-or-treating. We would anticipate how much candy we would get and if we wanted to be a scary monster, a mysterious genie or a demanding pirate.
2. Halloween is a kid-friendly holiday that is filled with yummy treats and spooky and yet funny tricks. Halloween has not always been the holiday we know today.
3. Halloween, like any other holiday, has an origin story to how it became the way it is now.

Thesis Statement: The holiday of Halloween has a spooky origin, is celebrated all around the world, and has evolved from a frightful ritual to a fun night for all ages.

Body

1. History of Halloween
   1. Origins of Halloween
   2. Halloween comes to America
   3. Halloween Traditions
2. Different countries versions of Halloween
   1. Mexico, Latin America and Spain
   2. China, Japan and Philippines
   3. Europe
3. How Halloween has evolved from scary to kid-friendly
   1. From spooky ritual to night of fun for all ages
   2. The evolution of Halloween superstitions
   3. Evolution of trick-or-treat and costumes

Conclusion

1. In conclusion, Halloween has undergone some dramatic changes that made it the anticipated candy-filled night that all children of all generations come to know and love in the United States.
2. Although Halloween is kid-friendly, it has not lost its "spooky” nature. Thank you

Bibliography

• "History of Halloween,” History.com (2009):
  http://www.history.com/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween
• "Halloween around the World,” History.com (2009):
  http://www.history.com/topics/halloween/halloween-around-the-world
• Rogers, Nicholas. "Halloween: From Pagan Ritual to Party Night.” Oxford University Press Inc. (2002). Oxford, New York. Web.
• Trevarthen, Athena Geo. "The Celtic Origins of Halloween Transcend Fear.” Phi Kappa Phi Forum. Fall 2010. University of Edinburgh. Web.

Process Speech: How to Tie Your Shoes

Introduction

1. Did you know there is more than one way to tie your shoe laces?
2. Everyone needs to know how to tie their shoe laces.

Thesis Statement: Tonight, I will show you two different processes for tying your shoe laces.

Body

1. First, make a half knot.
   1. Cross the laces.
   2. Inserted one lace under the other.
   3. Pull both laces tight.
2. Second, make a loop with each of the two loose lace ends.
3. Third, make a half knot with the two loops.

1. First, make a half knot.
   1. Cross the laces.
   2. Inserted one lace under the other.
   3. Pull both laces tight.
2. Second, make a loop with one of the two loose lace ends.
3. Third, wrap the other loose lace around the lopped lace.
4. Fourth, push loose lace through the gap between the looped lace and the wrap.
5. Finally, pull the laces tight.

Conclusion

1. In conclusion, you can see that there is more than one way to tie your shoe laces. I hope you give them both a try.

Source: Saylor University
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