Informative Speech Outline

INTRODUCTION
Talk about graduation coming up. We will all need jobs. But how do we get those jobs.

There are four steps to follow in preparing for the job interview.

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BODY
I. You must thoroughly research the company.
A. Internet (give example on using the Internet)
B. Publications (give examples of government sources, other career
publications)
C. People (what types of people can you contact?)

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II. You must thoroughly analyze and prepare yourself.
A. What are your strengths and weaknesses? (Give examples)
B. What can you do to improve your weaknesses? (Give examples)
C. Appearance

Transition – Next,

III. You should anticipate questions and answers.
A. Questions asked by the interviewer
List questions
B. Questions asked by the interviewee
List questions

Transition – Finally, to lessen anxiety on the big day,

IV. You should prepare everything that you need the night before the interview.
A. Portfolio (give examples of what it should contain)
B. Clothing (cite sources and their recommendations for “career” clothing)
C. Transportation

Transition - To summarize,
CONCLUSION
Summarize 4 steps. Quote: If you fail to prepare, you may be preparing to fail.

If the four main points of this Informational Speech were changed to...
I. Part-time Job Interviews
II. Summer Job Interviews
III. College Entrance Interviews
IV. Full-time Job Interviews
...the organization type would change from to .
a.
topical, cause-effect
b.
chronological, topical
c.
spatial, chronological
d.
cause-effect, spatial