Informative Speech
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Assignment:
Give an informative speech on a hobby, sport, leisure activity, church or
community group or activity, or school club or activity. This should be an
activity that you enjoy doing, one that may not be familiar to everyone.
Topics such as "talking on the phone," listening to music,"
or "watching television" are not good choices because they are too
common and involve no expertise. However, this is not just another
"how-to" speech like Speech #4. After the speech, you will be
expected to conduct a question-and-answer session. |
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Length:
4 minutes or more for the speech itself; question-and-answer session time will
be indefinite. Less than four minutes will be considered incomplete. |
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Preparation:
Prepare 4 x 6 cards for introduction, each main idea (see below), and
conclusion. One-two cards for each part should be sufficient. Don't forget
to PRACTICE! to determine length. |
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Contents:
Your speech should cover three to five of the following aspects-- |
history
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types
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equipment
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participants/teams
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materials needed
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rules
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procedures
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scoring
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competition
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talents/interests required
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rewards (intrinsic or otherwise)
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techniques
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common problems
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levels of involvement/ability
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procedures
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famous people involved
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suggested lessons, readings
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cost
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your reasons for doing this activity or for
encouraging others to try
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other???
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Structure: |
Introduction
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Introduce your topic with an interesting fact, detail, or visual aid; then
list the 3-5 aspects you will be discussing.
Body:
Develop the 3 – 5 main aspects in detail, using facts, opinions,
examples, illustrations, anecdotes, statistics, comparisons, contrasts,
definitions, descriptions, and quotations.
Conclusion:
summarize the 3-5 main aspects you spoke on and end on a positive,
challenging, or startling idea.
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Visual
Aids and Gestures: You need to have a visual aid of some
kind. You may use one or more of the following--poster, chalk board,
transparency, three-dimensional object or model. You must also use gestures
to describe or demonstrate aspects of your topic when appropriate. |
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Grading:
Your speech will be evaluated in these areas-- |
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Content:
appropriateness of topic, introduction and conclusion, clarity of main
aspects, depth of detail, and length |
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Delivery:
voice (volume, rate, pitch), use and appropriateness of visual aid,
posture and gestures, articulation and pronunciation,
expressiveness/enthusiasm |
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Procedure: |
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Topic outline
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PowerPoint activity
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Formal outline
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Note Cards; Audiovisual aid due
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Speeches
done in class
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Speech
5 Analysis
Ø Study the comments on your
evaluation sheet and the recording of your speech. On your own paper, copy and
answer the following questions in 2-4 complete sentences each.
Ø Return your work by the due date. This assignment is important to
your development as a speaker, so it gets a double daily grade of 40 points.
1. What are your strengths in this speech?
2. What are your weaknesses?
3. In your opinion, what improvements could have been made
on this speech?
4. Name at least two areas that you can work on for your
next speech.