Develop the Main Points

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Organize your speech around two or three main points. These are the primary pieces of knowledge (in an informative speech) or the key claims (in a persuasive speech). If you create a clear thesis statement for your speech, the main points will be easily identifiable, if not explicit:

THESIS: The Post-9/11 GI Bill offers eligible members of the U.S. military enhanced opportunities to fund their education and pay for housing and ancillary expenses.
  1. The Post-9/11 Bill provides financial support for education and housing to individuals with at least three months’ service on or after September 11, 2001.
  2. The bill will pay full tuition for public institutions of higher learning for up to thirty-six months.
  3. The bill will pay partial tuition for private institutions of higher learning.