COMM 1010: INFORMATIVE SPEECH

Jamie Brimhall
COMM 1010 Informative Speech Draft Outline
November 22, 2015
Background Information Specific Goal:
My audience will learn how to bake the perfect pumpkin chocolate chip cookie
Intended Audience: Grandparents and Friends
Pattern of Organization: I will be using a step by step guide and specific
instruction
My experience with this topic (ethos): I have had the opportunity to make
these cookies for many friends, family, and neighbors throughout the last 15 years.
Number of references Ill cite out loud 3 resources during my speech
Title: The Perfectly Plump: Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookie
Introduction: Hook: Have you ever tried to bake the perfect, Pumpkin Chocolate
Chip Cookie and failed? I will teach you how to master this delicious and decadent
dessert.
Ethos: Being the mother to five young children who absolutely love and adore,
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies, I have had a lot of experience in perfectly this
delicious dessert.
Thesis: I have learned with past experience during my many attempts at baking
the perfect cookie. I have come to know that there are several techniques that you
can set in place when baking pumpkin chocolate chip cookies.
Preview:
1. Do not over mix the dough
2. Allow the dough to rest before scooping onto cookie sheet
3. Baking the cookies on a silicone baking mat
Transition: Lets get started with how to mix the perfect dough
Body:
I. How the dough is mixed can determine how heavy or how light the cookies
will turn out.

A. Ingredients
I. Measuring correct amounts of ingredients
II. Add ingredients in correct order according to recipe
B. Mixing
I. The KitchenAid mixer (or stand mixer) vs. a hand mixer
II. Stirring in Chocolate Chips vs. mixing them in with mixer
Transition: Transitioning the Cookie dough from the mixing bowl to the cookie
sheet.
II. Allowing the dough to rest before transitioning it to the cookie sheet
C. Resting the dough
I. After dough is combined it is best to rest & refrigerate the dough
Transition: Baking the cookies on a silicone baking mat and the length of time
cookies are baked.
II. Baking the cookies
A. Purchasing a silpat or any silicone baking mat eliminates the use of
cooking spray
B. Cookies baked on a silicone mat slide of easily
C. Cookies baked on a silicone mat never burn or turn dark on the bottom
D. Results are always consistent and produce a soft, plump, delicious cookie
E. Making sure to take cookies out of oven while cookies are still just a tad
soft
Conclusion:
In Conclusion, by following the simple steps of following step by step ingredients,
not over mixing the dough, allowing the dough adequate resting time, baking the
cookies on a silicone baking mat and taking cookies out of the oven when they are
still just a tad soft, results in the perfectly plump Pumpkin Chocolate Chip cookie
every time.
Happy cookie eating!

References

Drummond, Ree (2015). The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Dinnertime. (5th Ed., p.381)
New York, NY; Harper Collins.

Malgieri, Nick (1995). How to Bake. (1st ed.) William Morrow Cookbooks.

Jensen, Julie Badger (2004). The Essential Mormon Cookbook. (1 st ed., p. 168)
Canada; Deseret Book.