You are the purchasing manager for a large jewelry manufacturer. The company’s president sent you abroad to find new suppliers of base metals, including brass, copper, nickel, and aluminum.

. Use the speech topic you are considering for your next speech. Create an outline that identifies 6-8 potential main points (*note: you will only use 2-5 main points in the actual speech) as well as potential transitions/signposts between each.
2. Consider this scenario: You are the purchasing manager for a large jewelry manufacturer. The company’s president sent you abroad to find new suppliers of base metals, including brass, copper, nickel, and aluminum. You were asked to evaluate each supplier based on the quality, availability, and cost of its products. You have just returned from a 12-day trip to suppliers in Cambodia, China, South Korea, and the United Arab Emirates. You will present your findings and recommendations to the company’s senior executives, but you’re not sure how best to organize your speech.
Your major choices are chronological order, problem-solution order, and topical order. What might be the main points of your speech with each of these methods of organization? Explain which method you think would be most effective for your presentation.