Inserting the Title, Specific Purpose, and Thesis

Some instructors also may ask you to write the title, specific purpose, and thesis of your speech at the top of your working outline to guide the development of your main and supporting points. If your professor has requested this information, indicate the title of your speech, and type or write it out in relatively large or bold type. Indicate your speech’s specific purpose and thesis at the left margin, as shown in the following example from a speech on phantom energy.

THE HIDDEN COSTS OF PHANTOM ENERGY

SPECIFIC PURPOSE To inform my audience about the nature and effects of phantom energy
THESIS Many household devices consume phantom energy, wasting power and costing you money.