Hormone Replacement Therapy and Menopause

Once you’ve asked the question, you can use your sub-points to answer that question. Your sub-points are always going to be indicated by capital letters (A., B., C., etc.) Start to write all of your answers as complete sentences. Let’s go back to our HRT example:

I. What are the methods of delivery for HRT?

A. The most popular form of HRT is the hormone pill.

B. HRT has been available in injections for about ten years.

C. Another form of HRT is an estrogen-filled patch.

D. Implants are an extreme method of HRT.

E. There are two types of creams that are available for treatment of HRT.

II. What are the advantages of undergoing HRT?

A. HRT has been shown to inhibit the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.

B. HRT patients have shown significantly less chance of getting osteoporosis.

C. HRT also has had an impact on the appearance and elasticity of the skin.

III. What are the risks of undergoing HRT?

A. There is increased risk of breast cancer to women undergoing HRT.

B. There is also increased risk of heart disease to patients undergoing HRT.

C. The most alarming risk to patients undergoing HRT was the increased risk for strokes.

We can also take that same concept and apply it to our speech on the guitar

The History of the Guitar, the World’s Most Popular Instrument

I. What major developments have occurred in the history of the guitar?

A. The humble guitar started four thousand years ago.

B. The modern guitar traces its roots back to Spain.

C. The third and most influential change in guitar was created by a man named Orville Gibson.

II. What are the main parts of the guitar?

A. The body of the guitar produces the sound and is shaped like a figure-eight.

B. The neck of the guitar flows upward from the body to the head.

C. The head of the guitar connects to the neck.

III. What are the most common methods of guitar play practiced today?

A. The Latin style of guitar playing has developed over hundreds of years.

B. The blues style of guitar playing developed in the United States much more recently.

Note here that you’re not just making answers up. Every statement that you put down is going to be driven by what is in your research. See also how each main idea (I) is also accompanied by a second (II) and, in this case, a third (III). The sub ideas (A) are always accompanied by a second sub-idea (B). Main points (I, II, III), sub-points (A., B, C), sub-sub-points (1, 2, 3), sub-sub-sub-points (a, b, c) and sub-sub-sub-sub-points (i, ii, iii) are always married to at least one other idea; they are never divorced or separated.