Sample Outline: Topic By Student Smith COM201 Dr. Horner Today’s Date Topic: Insert topic here. I. Introduction A. Capture your audience’s attention with a quote, anecdote, or personal experience B. Build up to the main reason for the speech C. Summarize the main idea and briefly state the main points 1. First Main Point 2. Second Main Point 3. Third Main Point II. First Main Point: Working with outline numbered text in Microsoft Word A. Move an outline numbered item to the appropriate numbering level 1. On the Formatting toolbar a) To demote the item to a lower numbering level (1) Click a list number (2) Click Increase Indent. b) To promote the item to a higher numbering level (1) Click a list number (2) Click Decrease Indent B. Help plan speech and organize thoughts III. Second Main Point: Creating a Microsoft PowerPoint A. Creating a PowerPoint presentation from a Word outline 1. PowerPoint uses the heading styles in the Word document a) Heading styles are applied when you use numbered outlines (1) Each paragraph formatted with the Heading 1 style becomes the title of a new slide, each Heading 2 becomes the first level of text, and so on. B. Procedures 1. Open the document and use it to create a PowerPoint presentation 2. On the File menu, point to Send To, and then click Microsoft PowerPoint C. Create a PowerPoint presentation based on prepared notes IV. Main Point 3: Building on previous work A. Use heading styles to create longer documents, view a document's organization in Outline view, and use it to prepare speech B. To learn more about Outline view, review Microsoft Word Help V. Conclusion A. Restate your main points 1. First Main Point 2. Second Main Point 3. Third Main Point B. Summarize the presented ideas C. Restate introduction or conclude with a compelling remark