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Informative Speech

Objective: Students will review and develop their main points, review statement, supportive PowerPoint presentation and informative speech.

Main Points and Preview Statements Worksheet

Things to avoid in main points

1. Too much information to cover in one 4 - 6 minute speech

2. A main point could be answered in a sentence (remember you need to develop the main point with support techniques.)

3. Main points don’t really go together

4. Main point is just a list ex. A list of 13 different careers for Barbie: Flight attendant Barbie, Doctor Barbie, Cowgirl Barbie

Things to do in preview statements:

1. Make sure all of the main points are mention

2. It should be in a complete sentence.

3. Main points should be mentioned in the order you’ll cover them in the speech

4. The preview sentence should include the audience members ex. We’ll examine, We’ll explore.

Critique the following main points and preview statements.

1. Topic: History of shoes

Main points:

• Where it originated

• Different brands and styles

• How they’ve improved

Preview Statement: In this speech we will talk about shoes and how they’ve originated, how they’ve improved and different brands or styles.

2. Topic: Alcatraz

Main points:

• How/when was it built

• Who stayed there and for what

• How it is inescapable

Preview statement: Today we are going to examine how and when Alcatraz was built, who stayed there and for what and how it was inescapable.

3. Topic: Alcatraz

Main points:

• What year it opened

• Why they chose the location

• What famous criminals went there

Preview Statement: Today we’ll talk about what year Alcatraz opened, whey they chose the location, and what famous criminals went there.

4. Topic: Mustang convertibles

Main points:

• price differences

• styles

• how they’re made

Preview statement: In my speech I will discuss the difference in mustang convertibles from the 1960s to today.

5. Topic Mustang convertibles

Main points:

• style appearance over the years

• colors they came in

• how they’re going back to an older model with a twist of the future

Preview statement: Today I will explain the model structures from then and now, the color changes, and how they came out with a new car in a jazzed up old model.

6. Topic: Alopecia

Main points:

• What is alopecia

• What causes it

• What treatments are available

Preview Statement: Today I’ll tell you about alopecia, what it is, what causes it and what treatments are available.

Good examples of main points and preview statements:

Name _________________________________

Honors Public Speaking Informative Speech Rubric

Introduction

Grabs the audience’s attention

Reveals the topic

Relates the topic to the audience

Establishes credibility

Previews the body of the speech _____/4

Body

Main points are clear and in a logical order

Main points are developed with sufficient support

Main points are not just a list read to the audience

Speaker identified sources within the speech

Transitions are used throughout

Good topic for an informative speech

Speaker explains things well _____/6

Conclusion

Cues the ending

Reviews the main points

Finishes with an idea or statement for the audience to remember _____/3

Power Point

Had a title slide, four other slides and Works Cited slide(s)

Used phrases and key words – was not too text heavy

(did not read the slides to the audience)

Speaker referred to each slide

Speaker talked to the audience not the screen

Power point enhanced the speech did not distract from it _____/15

Works Cited

Had a Works Cited slide(s) and emailed “handouts” copy

of the power point to the teacher before the speech.

Need to have at least three sources _____/5

Delivery

Exhibits good eye contact

Exhibits good poise

Uses appropriate gestures

Voice could be easily heard and understood

Speaker had enthusiasm for her topic _____/7

Total _____/40

Important information on the back – Please turn this over

Things to Consider

• If you are not ready to go on your assigned day, a 20% point deduction will be taken.

• If you are absent on the day of your speech, you must bring a note from your parent which explains why you were absent. Turn it in the next day of class.

Be prepared to give your speech the next day you have class.

• Unexcused absences will result in a zero for the speech.

Time Limit: 4 – 6 minutes.

Deductions for being under time: 01 – 30 seconds 2 points,

31 – 60 seconds 5 points,

1:01 -1:30 minutes 7 points,

1:30 – 2:00 minutes 10 points,

Over 3 minutes – at the teacher’s discretion

Deductions for being over time: I’ll give you a 30 second grace period

31 – 60 seconds 2 points

1 – 2 minutes 5 points

2:01 – 3 minutes 7 points

Over three minutes – at the teacher’s discretion

Hang onto this rubric. You should use it as a checklist.

Remember – you cannot use a manuscript for this speech. I will ask to see your outline or notes before you speak, and if you have a manuscript, you will not be able to use it.

Speaker’s Name ________________________ Reviewer’s Name ________________

Comment sheet for the informative speech

Comment on the introduction strategy:

Comment on how she relates the topic to the audience

Comment on how she establishes her credibility

Write down her main points

Are the main points in logical order?

Does the speaker cite her sources (especially while using testimony and statistics?)

Point out any places where you were confused or wanted more information

Comment on the restated thesis

Comment on the closing statement

Does she have a title slide, at least four other slides and a Works Cited slide?

What suggestions do you have for the power point?

What suggestions do you have for the speaker?

Informative Speech Topics

Speech topics AHS students have used successfully:

Alopecia

Homelessness in Louisville

Beanie Babies

Woodstock

History of Teddy Bears

Gender Socialization and toys

Schizophrenia

Date rape drugs

Phobias

Tarot cards

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Designer handbags

Hurricanes

Haunted Houses of Louisville

Night Terrors

The Seelbach Hotel

Lasic surgery correction

Tattoo Removal

Savant Syndrome

Birth Order

History of baseball

Heaven’s Gate Cult

Clairvoyance

Van Gogh paintings

Type Two Diabetes

Arachnophobia

Prairie Dogs

Toxic Shock Syndrome

Brown Recluse Spiders

Kentucky State Fair

Constellations

South Beach Diet

Weight Watchers

Auras

Sleep Walking

Sugar Glider

The Exorcist

Bermuda Triangle

Pit Bulls

Abusive Teenage Relationships

Women under the Taliban in Afghanistan

Informative Speech Topics from a Textbook

Academy Awards

Alamo

Hiking the Appalachian Trail

Barbie

Bathing Suits

Beatles

Broadway Musicals

The History of Bubble Gum

Chocolate

Post Partum Depression

Dracula

Eiffel Tower

Empire State Building

Principles of Feng Shui

History of Coca Cola

Hot dogs

Houdini

Infertility treatments

Insomnia

Mardi Gras

Movie rating system

Nostradamus

Ouija boards

Panic attacks

Performance Enhancing Drugs

Pulitzer Prize

Rodeos

Roller Coasters

Serial Killer Profiles

Sleep disorders

Tofu

Voodoo

Winnie the Pooh

Yogurt

Zodiac

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