Create an outline of your day, with main headings and detail points for your main tasks of the day….

1. The next time you attend a class lecture, try to take notes in outline form, using the sample outlines in this chapter as a guide. You may want to do this as a class project: have all your classmates put their notes into outline form and then compare the different student outlines with the outline your professor began with in planning the lecture.

2. Create an outline of your day, with main headings and detail points for your main tasks of the day. At the end of the day, review the outline and write a brief summary of your experience. Share with classmates.

3. Diagram or create an outline from a sample speech. Do you notice any patterns? Share and compare your results with classmates.