GOSP
A report on your project should:
- GRAB the audience's attention. (It is often helpful for listeners or readers to hear or read something that explains how you personally got involved in this inquiry, or what it means to you.)
- ORIENT the audience to
- the direction of movement in your project, and
- where your talk or paper will take them.
- (In the spirit of orienting the audience to what you are working towards, verbs are important. E.g., Instead of a report title such as "Lack of funds for girls' sport," consider "Convincing Corporations to fund girls' sport.")
- STEPS = the overall argument/progression that leads your audience to the
- POSITION you want them at least to appreciate, whether or not they agree with your concluding Propositions.
(see
Phase H)