C464 Task 1 Presentation Plan – TEMPLATE
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Requirements Outline
Intended Audience
Identify your audience for the speech. Be as specific as possible (include demographics if applicable).
Importance Statement
Explain why your topic is important for the target audience.
INTRODUCTION
Requirements Outline
Attention-getting Opening
Grab your audience’s attention with an interesting statistic, fact, compelling question, or story.
Thesis Statement
Identify claim and main points in one sentence. We recommend this format:
Research suggests that (major claim) because (main point 1) and (main point 2).
Preview of Main Points
1. List the first main point from the thesis
2. List the second main point from the thesis
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BODY
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Main Point #1
One subpoint MUST have supporting evidence (shown via an in-text citation).
Please refer to the example for how to do in-text citations.
Add as many subpoints as needed. We recommend three.
Main Point #2
One subpoint MUST have supporting evidence (shown via an in-text citation).
Please refer to the example for how to do in-text citations.
Add as many subpoints as needed. We recommend three.
Mark your plan to show your visual aid (it must be shown within either main point 1 or 2).
Copy and paste your visual aid where you plan to support one of the main points. Add (Author, Date) underneath. Your visual aid needs to be something meaningful that helps your audience learn about or better understand what you are saying.
If your visual aid doesn’t fit, please paste it underneath the template. Don’t forget to add your in-text citation underneath it.
CONCLUSION
Requirements Outline
Restatement of Thesis
To tie the speech together, restate the thesis from the introduction.
Summary of Main Points
1. Summarize the first main point from the thesis statement.
2. Summarize the second main point from the thesis statement.
Closing Comments
End with a call to action, important point, or story to make your topic memorable for the audience.
FULL REFERENCES
Requirements Outline
Provide a reference list that includes the author, date of publication, title, and location of information (e.g., publisher, journal, website URL) for each source. APA citation style is strongly encouraged.
If there is no author: Use the organization’s name as the author.
An effective presentation requires careful preparation. In this task, you will create a plan for an
informative or persuasive presentation that addresses a research-based, academic topic. Your preparation
will include researching your chosen topic, planning for your intended audience, and creating an outline
or other plan for your presentation.
A. Describe your intended audience and why the topic is important to this audience (suggested length of
2–5 sentences).
B. Create a presentation plan (e.g., outline) for a five- to seven-minute presentation on your chosen topic
by including the following parts:
1. An effective introduction that includes the following aspects:
• an attention-getting opening
• a thesis statement
• a preview of the main points of the presentation
2. Supporting evidence (e.g., statistics, published research) for the main points
Note: Avoid using personal opinion, personal research, or personal experience as your supporting
evidence.
3. an effective conclusion that includes a summary of the main points and closing comments.
4. a minimum of three credible sources
a. Acknowledge sources within the text for all content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized, and
provide a reference list that includes the author, date of publication, title, and location of information (e.g.,
publisher, journal, website URL) for each source. APA citation style is strongly encouraged
C. Attach one visual element (e.g., chart, graph, picture, model) that supports one of the main points with
acknowledgement of any source information used.