Speech

You have the opportunity to inform the class about any interesting person, place or thing (book, movie, idea, phenomenon, etc.). The goal is to offer new insights on a subject using credible sources of information as support for your claims. Choose the appropriate organizational pattern: Topical, Spatial, Chronological, or Cause/effect and submit an outline according to APA guidelines before presenting the speech in front of the class.

Points:

This assignment is Worth 200 points

Speech Organization:

Title of Speech

by Jane or Joe Student

Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about how great this class is.

Introduction

1. Attention-getting opening/create interest
2. Reason audience is interested in speech
3. Establish your credibility
4. Thesis statement/what do you want them to do as a result of your speech?
5. Main point one
6. Main point two
7. Main point three

[Transition or signpost to body of speech]

Body

1. Main point one
2. First level supporting material
3. Second level supporting material
4. More second level supporting material
5. Additional first level supporting material

[Transition to main point two: summarize main point one and preview main point two]

1. Main point two
2. First level supporting material
3. Additional first level supporting material
4. Second level supporting material
5. More second level supporting material

[Transition to main point three: summarize main point one and two, preview main point three]

1. Main point three
2. First level supporting material
3. Additional first level supporting material
4. More supporting material

[Transition or signpost to conclusion]

Conclusion

1. Summarize the presentations main points
2. Restate main point one
3. Restate main point two
4. Restate main point three
5. Closing statement (action statement in a persuasive speech), refer to introduction.

References (should be cited using APA Style)