Your preparation outline was worth 20 just for being complete and in the proper format.
| Note | Symbol Key: | Interpretation |
| ! = |
SUPERIOR |
You handed in a full and correctly formatted preparation outline which clearly helped you construct a superior speech. All parts and levels were labelled consistently. |
| + = |
EFFECTIVE |
You handed in a full and correctly formatted preparation outline.All parts
and levels were labelled consistently. |
| + = |
PROBLEMATIC |
Your preparation outline had problems; Check for all labels and that your body has a consistent numbering style. Look for the abbreviations as noted below and avoid making the same mistake next time. |
| – = |
DETRIMENTAL |
Your preparation outline was not in the proper format. Use the abbreviations below to discover your mistakes. |
| Ø = |
MISSING | You did not hand in a preparation outline; preparation outlines are not accepted late. |
| TRANS |
TRANSITIONS | Remember to include your transition statements on your preparation outline; they should break the outline format and be in parenthesis or italics and be labelled as transitions. |
| BRIEF |
BRIEF OUTLINE | Your preparation outline really isn't a true, full preparation outline--it's more of a speaking outline. Review the text or see me for help. |
| INDENT |
INDENTATIONS | Outlining improvement: Indents should be "hanging indents" where the number or label of the point or subpoint is in a margin of its own. Double space between points. |
| FUROUT |
FURTHER OUTLINING | Some of your sub-points and sub-sub-points needed to be broken down into further subordinated items. Each distinct idea should have it's own place on the outline. |
| BOF |
BETTER FORMAT NEEDED | Your outline is not in a true hierarchal outline format. Remember, each level of sub-point should be indented further to the right, each level labelled in a consistent manner, hanging indents to show that labeling and double spaces between items. Transitions should be included, but should break the outline and be either in parenthesis or italics. For fuller credit, it would be wise to review this in your text before your next speech. |
| PARAOUT |
PARAGRAGH OUTLINE | Your body is not in a true hierarchal format but is in labelled prose paragraphs. Your sub-points and sub-sub-points needed to be broken down into further subordinated items. Each distinct idea should have it's own place on the outline. Each level of sub-point should be indented further to the right, each level labelled in a consistent manner, hanging indents to show that labeling and double spaces between items. Transitions should be included, but should break the outline and be either in parenthesis or italics. For fuller credit, it would be wise to review this in your text before your next speech. |
| HIER |
CHECK HIERARCHY | Check your hierarchy more carefully. Does it branch correctly? Does it branch enough? |
| BTRPHRA |
BETTER PHRASING | Put more effort into phrasing your main points. Remember, they should be in full sentences and exhibit parallelism whenever possible. |
| TOOMANY |
TOO MANY MAIN POINTS | You had too many main points in this speech; create fewer categories to contain your ideas. Three to five main points is optimal. For this speech, two to three were specified. |