Oral Report Outline

The basics:

•►Tell them what you are going to tell them.

•►Tell them the information.

•►Tell them what you told them.

Keep the organizational plan simple:

I. Introduction

A. State your purpose (show your outline--give an overview).

B. State your main point.

C. Give background: explain why the information you present is useful.

(D. Explain the scope of your oral report:

•tell how this oral report differs from your final report.)

II. Body (avoid using this generic heading)

(A. Explain what you did.)

B. Show what you found:

Emphasize results.

Explain and analyze your results.

III. Conclusion

A. Give an overall interpretation of your results.

B. Give recommendations.

C. Summarize the oral report--emphasize the main points with an overview.

D. Ask for questions. (“Are there any questions?”)

Notes:
►The oral report should be similar to the report's executive summary.
►What appears in the oral report should appear in the final report.