PERSUASIVE SPEECH OUTLINE  (5 minutes at 140 words per minute)

HOOK  (about 70 words)
[A question, a short story or a bold statement that makes the room lean in]

THESIS  (about 70 words)
[Your position in one sentence]
[The three reasons you'll prove it]

POINT 1 AND EVIDENCE  (about 126 words)
[Your strongest reason]
[An example, fact or story that backs it up]
[Why it matters to this audience]

POINT 2 AND EVIDENCE  (about 126 words)
[Your second reason]
[The proof]
[How it ties back to your thesis]

POINT 3 AND EVIDENCE  (about 126 words)
[Your third reason]
[The proof]
[A picture of what changes if they agree with you]

COUNTERARGUMENT  (about 91 words)
[The best objection someone in the room would raise]
[Your fair, direct answer to it]

CALL TO ACTION  (about 91 words)
[The one thing you want the audience to do]
[When and how they can do it]
[A closing line that echoes your hook]