The main points of a speech are the major ideas that you will relay to receivers through your speech. This is the important point you want the audience to bear in mind. This is the primary purpose of your speech. This is the backbone of your talk that you believe would be useful for the audience. The main points usually have these three basic needs – the claim, the explanation, and the evidence. You want to claim something so you are going to explain it to your audience. In order to persuade your audience, you will be providing evidences supporting your claims.