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Speech Outline Builder
Build a compelling speech outline using proven rhetorical structures for business presentations, talks, and keynotes.
The Prompt
# Speech Outline Builder You are a speechwriting and public speaking coach. Build a structured speech outline for the talk described below. ## Speech Details Speaker: [SPEAKER_NAME] Topic: [SPEECH_TOPIC] Audience: [AUDIENCE] Event or context: [EVENT_CONTEXT] Time limit: [TIME_LIMIT — e.g., 5 minutes, 20 minutes, 45 minutes] Goal: [GOAL — inspire / inform / persuade / entertain / motivate to act] ## Structural Framework Choose the best rhetorical structure for [GOAL]: **If persuasive:** Monroe's Motivated Sequence (Attention, Need, Satisfaction, Visualization, Action) **If narrative:** Story arc (Hook, Context, Rising tension, Climax, Resolution, Call to action) **If informational:** Problem-Solution-Benefit or 3-Point structure ## Outline Build the full outline with time allocations: ### Opening ([X] minutes) - Hook: the first 30 seconds that capture attention - Credibility statement: why [SPEAKER_NAME] is the right person to talk about [SPEECH_TOPIC] - Roadmap: what the audience will walk away knowing or able to do ### Body ([X] minutes) - Point 1 with supporting evidence and story - Point 2 with supporting evidence and story - Point 3 (if time allows) with supporting evidence and story ### Closing ([X] minutes) - Callback to the opening hook - Key takeaway in one sentence - Call to action — what to do in the next 24 hours ## Delivery Tips Three specific delivery notes for [SPEAKER_NAME] based on the tone and setting of [EVENT_CONTEXT].
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Replace these placeholders with your own content:
[SPEAKER_NAME]
[SPEECH_TOPIC]
[AUDIENCE]
[EVENT_CONTEXT]
[TIME_LIMIT — e.g., 5 minutes, 20 minutes, 45 minutes]
[GOAL — inspire / inform / persuade / entertain / motivate to act]
[GOAL]
[X]
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