Ideas for Attention Material

• A surprising or shocking example or fact

• Humor

• An Audience Reference or Interaction

• An Insightful Quotation

• An Appropriate Narrative (story)

Ideas for Motivation Material

• Reference to how the audience can use the information

• Reference to how the audience benefit from the information

• Reference to how the audience may be affected by your topic

• Providing the audience with a context for your presentation

Ideas for Overview Material (always include both of these)

• The THESIS statement

• A Preview of the main points

Ideas for the Conclusion

• A summary (in the Underview)

• A (more sophisticated) restatement of the thesis in new words (in the Underview)

• Material of the sort used for attention

• A clincher line (in the Last Thought)

• A call for specific action

Common Errors in Introductions

• Irrelevant Attention Material

• An Apology

• Misdirection (of thesis or purpose)

• New Ideas (in the conclusion)

• Dilution of the Main Point (in the conclusion)

• Lack of "closure" (in the conclusion)

Common Errors on Outlines

• Failure to use complete sentences for Attention, Motivation, Overview and Main points

• Failure to use labels on the left side for AMOBUL and internal summaries and transitions

• Failure to indent properly and use a consistent outline style (Numbers for main points starting with 1, letters for sub-points, etc.

• Failure to use complete citations for all reference material in "Works Cited"