Informative Speech Assignment Description
Description: The objective of this assignment is to pull together what you have previously learned about speech structure and conversational, extemporaneous delivery to produce a understandable informative speech about an approved topic. Each presentation should have the audience in mind, be supported with research, and well-organized. Topics can include speeches about new technologies/objects, significant people in history (politicians, musicians, artists, inventors), cultural events, ideas (theories, movements, ideologies), or places with historical significance.
Instructions: Students will be asked to give a 5-7 minute speech. The speech will have 3 main points in a meaningfully, structure body, have a grabbing introduction, and a significant conclusion to leave the audience with new information. Students are also required to include 1 visual aid. The outline will be due a week prior to speech days. Student will be allowed 3-5 notecards with key phrases to assist ideally making 80% eye-contact. Dress Appropriately!
Research Requirements: Students are required to have 3 sources from reputable websites including but not limited to news articles, books, and online journals. The sources will be orally cited in the speech by giving the name of the publishing organization (NY Times, CNN, Reuters, Buzzfeed, Forbes, Government Websites) and/or the author as well as the date the information was published.
Example: According to the New York Times on September 24th, 2020
According to Howard Zinns A Peoples History of the United States published in 2005
According to the CDC website last accessed September 20th, 2020
How you will be graded:
Research uses reputable sources
Minimum requirements are given
Student has exemplary delivery of information
Students speech is well-organized
Student is conversational and extemporaneous
Student attempts to change factual information, not persuade
Student meets the time requirements
Description: The objective of this assignment is to pull together what you have previously learned about speech structure and conversational, extemporaneous delivery to produce a understandable informative speech about an approved topic. Each presentation should have the audience in mind, be supported with research, and well-organized. Topics can include speeches about new technologies/objects, significant people in history (politicians, musicians, artists, inventors), cultural events, ideas (theories, movements, ideologies), or places with historical significance. The outline should be at least 500-700 words.
Instructions: Students will be asked to give a 5-7 minute speech. The speech will have 3 main points in a meaningfully, structure body, have a grabbing introduction, and a significant conclusion to leave the audience with new information. Students are also required to include 1 visual aid. The outline will be due a week prior to speech days. Student will be allowed 3-5 notecards with key phrases to assist ideally making 80% eye-contact. Dress Appropriately!
Research Requirements: Students are required to have 3 sources from reputable websites including but not limited to news articles, books, and online journals. The sources will be orally cited in the speech by giving the name of the publishing organization (NY Times, CNN, Reuters, Buzzfeed, Forbes, Government Websites) and/or the author as well as the date the information was published.
Example: According to the New York Times on September 24th, 2020
According to Howard Zinns A Peoples History of the United States published in 2005
According to the CDC website last accessed September 20th, 2020
How you will be graded:
Research uses reputable sources
Minimum requirements are given
Student has exemplary delivery of information
Students speech is well-organized
Student is conversational and extemporaneous
Student attempts to change factual information, not persuade
Student meets the time requirements
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