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EXAMPLE OF INFORMATIVE SPEECH OUTLINE
Sarah Putnam
Informative Outline
Topic: The Titanic
General Purpose: To Inform
Specific Purpose:
To inform my audience about one of the most famous tragedies in
history, the Titanic.
Thesis:
From the disaster to the movie, the sinking of the Titanic remains one of
the most famous tragedies in history.
I. Introduction
A. Attention Getter: An American writer named Morgan Robertson once
wrote a book called The Wreck of the Titan. The book
was about an “unsinkable” ship called the Titan that set
sail from England to New York with many rich and
famous passengers on board. On its journey, the Titan hit
an iceberg in the North Atlantic and sunk. Many lives
were lost because there were not enough lifeboats. So,
what is so strange about this? Well, The Wreck of the
Titan was written 14 years before the Titanic sank.
B. Reason to Listen: The sinking of the Titanic was one of the largest non-war
related disasters in history, and it is important to be
knowledgeable about the past.
C. Thesis Statement:
From the disaster to the movie, the sinking of the Titanic
remains one of the most famous tragedies in history.
D. Credibility Statement:
1. I have been fascinated by the history of the Titanic for as long as I can
remember.
2. I have read and studied my collection of books about the Titanic many
times, and have done research on the Internet.
E. Preview of Main Points:
1. First, I will discuss the Titanic itself.