INFORMATIVE SPEECHES: - Eastern Illinois University



INFORMATIVE SPEECHASSIGNMENT: Your goal in this assignment is to present information to your audience in a way that is engaging and educational. You should choose a topic and present information in a way that will interest members of your audience. When you make the topic relevant for them, they will understand the information, and better remember your message. INFORMATIVE SPEECHES: Remember that information means new. The topic may be familiar to your audience or it may not. In either case, you should teach your audience something new so that when they walk out of your speech they are better informed. Your challenge is to provide new twists, new perspectives, or a deeper understanding of the topic. Remember that audiences will listen better to information they believe is relevant. As you gather information about your topic, ask yourself how the audience members are affected by your topic (whether they know it or not). Remember that stories and vivid descriptions hold attention. You can bring your information to life by employing these methods.GUIDELINES:Pay close attention to the following when preparing your speech:Time Limit: 7 minutes. If you exceed or fall short, you will lose points. Extemporaneous Speaking: Using NOTE CARDS – no reading!!Research and Evidence: Must include 5 sources with a maximum of 2 Internet sources. You must verbally cite your sources during your speech or you will lose points. Introduction: Attention-gaining material, thesis statement, preview, relevance material.Body: Clear, consistent organization of main and sub- points.Conclusion: Signal end of speech, summarize main points, decisive close.Delivery: Using your voice, your gestures, and your facial expression to complement your material, to emphasize your structure, and to engage your audience. Outline: Typed, proofread, with references page following the 6th edition of the APA Style Manual (min. 5 sources - max. 2 Internet sources).You will not use a visual aid for this speech.Practice, practice, practice!! (at least 5 times) PERSUASIVE SPEECHTIME: 9 MinutesASSIGNMENT: In this speech, you will share and substantiate your perspective about an idea or an issue of importance to you. You will also TAKE A STAND on this issue and invite your audience to act, change their mind about, or better understand this topic. This speech is your opportunity to utilize the combination of skills and experience you have acquired throughout the course. This speech is also a chance for you to develop a better understanding of and find support for your attitudes, values and beliefs. In all, this presentation is your opportunity to experience first hand how change occurs in society – through the voice of individuals. GUIDELINES:Pay close attention to the following when preparing your speech:Clear thesis: What is your perspective? Clear connection to society: Why should we care about your topic? Why does it matter?Introduction: attention-getter, relevance to audience, thesis statement, preview.Body: Follows a persuasive organizing pattern (Monroe’s Motivated Sequence, Problem-Solution, Cause-Effect, Cause-Effect-Solution). Conclusion: signal end of speech, summarize main points, decisive close.Supporting materials: include a minimum of five source citations throughout your speech. Support each main point with a variety of supporting material: examples, statistics, testimony, narratives, definitions. All five of your sources must be printed. For this type of speaking, books and newspapers are often the best sources to turn to. Quality of argument: Rational? Logical? Compelling? Typed, proofread formal outline. Required to use PowerPoint as visual aid (must email to instructor before speech)References Page: 5 sources, typed and following the 6th edition of the APA Style Manual. Must all be PRINTED sources (you can access originally printed sources online through library databases, etc. in which case they will count as printed).Delivery: Your delivery will count more for this speech. You should have eliminated verbal fillers, have little to no fluency hiccups, make eye contact for 75% of the speech, have vocal variety (rate, pitch, volume), and appropriate gestures. There will be a short question and answer period after each speaker. This does not count toward your time.Practice, practice, practice!!! (6-10 times) CRITERIA FOR A GOOD FINAL SPEECH:Important: A good idea, it matters to society, it is interesting to you as the speaker and you make it interesting and relevant to the audience by telling them why this topic effects them. Cogent: A good argument, invitational, evidence based, a clear and warranted claim.Clear: Easy to follow, well organized, appropriately signposted, complete.Well presented: Conversational, interactive, articulate, respectful.Lasting: MEMORABLE! ................
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