Nonnative speakers of a language are often at a disadvantage in producing extended speech, as they have differing native (L1) phonological systems and rhetorical traditions or little experience in giving talks. Prosody in the form of stress, rhythm, and intonation is a difficult but crucial area needed to master extended speech because prosody interacts with structure to play a key role in conveying meaning (i.e., intelligibility) and easing understanding (i.e., comprehensibility). However, second-language (L2) speakers of English might not effectively produce this rhetorical prosody. While the mechanics of academic writing and grammar are taught to L2 English learners, the rhetorical elements of prosody do not appear to be commonly taught. This article serves as a primer for practitioners of English as a second or foreign language (ESL/EFL), describing how to use outlines as an effective technique to teach rhetorical prosody and structure to learners at the level of high school, university, and beyond.