Speech Outline Templates
Six proven structures for any occasion. Pick one, see the full outline with prompts, and download or copy it to start writing.
An outline is the start. Delivery is the finish.
Orai helps you rehearse the finished speech with feedback on clarity, pace, and filler words.
How to outline a speech
Every strong speech has a skeleton before it has words. An outline forces you to decide your one core message, the two or three points that support it, and the story or example that makes each one stick. Starting from a proven structure - rather than a blank page - is the fastest way to a talk that flows. Choose the template that matches your goal, whether that's to persuade, inform, celebrate, or pitch.
Fill the structure with your material, then read it aloud and cut anything that doesn't serve your core message. The classic advice still holds: tell them what you're going to tell them, tell them, then tell them what you told them. Download any outline above and make it yours.