Introduction A. Attention grabber (This is where you draw your audience in, get them interested). B. Briefly reveal topic C. Credibility (Let your audience know what your experience and expertise are). D. Relate to audience (Connect the topic to your audience/explain why this issue should matter to them). E. Thesis (briefly preview your main points) II. Body A. First main point, remember your transition! (First, I'd like to discuss what single use plastics are and why they are a problem.) 1. First reason it's a problem or Important definitions (Define single use plastics) a) Specific evidence (example, statistic. testimony)…cite source! (provide common examples of S.U.P's) b) Specific evidence (example, statistic, testimony)…cite source! (provide stat saying how often they are used) c) Explain evidence 2. Second reason it's a problem (S.U.P's are bad for the environment) a) Specific evidence (example, statistic, testimony)…cite source!