Informative Speech Assignment Outline
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STEP 1: Pick a topic: Preparation will involve research and organization and should begin as soon as possible. Choose a subject that will be interesting and useful to you and your audience. Choose a subject about which concrete information exists. Consider your own interests and experiences and the audience’s needs, interests and experiences. YOU CHOOSE YOUR TOPIC
Topics off limits:
Abortion/Teen Pregnancy/STDs/Sex Education
Drugs
Drinking/Texting while driving
Seatbelt safety
Why college athletes should be paid
Drones
Obesity
STEP 2: Gather information and prepare a preliminary bibliography: You must have 8 to 10 sources cited in your preliminary bibliography in proper MLA style. See “Preliminary Bibliography Directions ” under “Informative Module” on Canvas for MLA guidance when using the Co-Lin databases. You are required to include a variety of sources such as books (if available), newspapers, periodicals, interviews and reliable web sites. Use sources available through the library. Remember to adapt your information to your audience’s interests and level of knowledge once you have gathered research. If you are using research outside the Co-LIn library databases remember to use Chapter 6 as a guide. Also, you can utilize an online citation generator such as, citation machine.
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STEP 3: Narrow your topic: Considering the situation and the audience, narrow your topic. Write a Specific Purpose (a single infinitive phrase that states precisely what a speaker hopes to accomplish in his or her speech. It serves to direct the speaker’s research and construction of the speech). The Specific Purpose must be turned in with the Pre-bibliography. Create a Central Idea or Thesis Statement (a one sentence statement that sums up or encapsulates the major ideas of a speech).
STEP 4: Organize your material: Organize your material into a full-sentence outline. Follow the format of the example including a specific purpose, a thesis statement, outlined introduction, outlined body, outlined conclusion, transitions and works cited page. Use only one sentence per outlined point. See text. See the syllabus for the date the full-sentence outline must be turned in.
A. Generate main ideas: Generate the two to five main points you will make to create an understanding of your topic. The main points should be similar in sentence structure. This step also involves determining how you will organize the main points of the body of your speech: chronological order, spatial order, categorical order or causal order.B. Develop ideas or points with supporting material: Develop your main points using a variety of material such as quotes, examples and statistics. See chapter 7. Remember to verbally cite at least four sources in your speech. Consider using a presentation aid. You must use at least one presentation aid during the semester.C. Create introduction, transitions and conclusion
STEP 5: Practice your speech: Practice speech delivery to diminish anxiety and build confidence and stay within the time limit. See text. Do not read your speech.There are several examples under chapter 13 to review.
