What identifying data should you include at the beginning of a working outline? The speaker needs to include the organizational data like brief introductory points, main points, and the concluding points. The speaker works on the thesis part so that the speech development gets smoothened up. Should you include transition statements in a formal outline? If so, how should you indicate that they are transitions? Yes, the formal outline can include transitions but they need to be as crisp and clear. Like, however and similarly can be added in the statement.