Howard Community College Communications Essay

Format: You must have four sections of your outline (Introduction, Body, Conclusion and
Bibliography) and each section must have the appropriate heading. This outline must be in
full sentence format. The Introduction and Conclusion must have capital letters next to each of the
elements in the section. Each element must be on a separate line. The main points in
the body of the outline must have Roman numerals and the supporting details must
have uppercase letters. The supporting details and sub-supporting details must be
Arabic numbers and lowercase letters. You can review the sample outlines in the
assigned course textbook and the associated module content. Just remember that
you have to adjust your outline to this assignment.

Nonverbal behavior: Indicate nonverbal signals throughout your outline.
Introduction: You must have the following elements in the introduction. First,
attention getter/grabber, second: credibility, third: thesis and last: preview. Each
element must be separate and have an uppercase letter next to it. Please see the
example below:

Example:

Introduction
A. Believe it or not, chocolate is good for us to eat! (Look at audience and smile!)
B. Not only am I a chocolate lover, I am a professional baker and I specialized in
chocolate deserts
C. There are many benefits of eating chocolate
D. Today, I’ll explain the health benefits and psychological benefits of eating chocolate.

Body: You can only use one organization pattern to organize your main points and
your main points must be parallel. You must have between two to five main points
that are subdivided. Each main point should have at minimum two supporting points
and at maximum five supporting points. You must consistently separate all points
(main, supporting, sub-supporting, etc.) by using the appropriate Roman numerals,
Arabic numbers, uppercase letters and lowercase letters.

All supporting points and sub supporting points must be indented appropriately.
All transitions, internal summaries or reviews and signpost must be in either brackets or
parenthesis. (If you use material or information from another source, please do not
forget to cite your source.)

Conclusion: You must have the following elements in your conclusion. First, review the
preview, then write the memorable thought and last include thank you. Again, all
elements mustbe separate and have an uppercase letter next to it. Please see the
example below:

Example:

Conclusion
A. You should now know the health and psychological benefits of eating chocolate