In this class, you must research, construct, and deliver Informative and Persuasive presentations. Use this Guide to learn how to find relevant, up-to-date information resources for your presentations.
Your first assignment is to deliver a 5- to 6-minute informative presentation. Your intention is to provide the audience with information rather than altering their behavior or beliefs. You must use at least 3 outside sources (two scholarly articles and one interview).
For your second assignment, you will present an 8- to 9-minute persuasive speech designed to persuade the audience for or against a question of policy. You should seek some kind of action from your audience. You may speak on any general issue in which you are informed and interested and which is appropriate for, relevant to, and interesting to this audience (your classmates). Your speech will need to include 4 outside sources.
SPEECH #2 | INFORMATIVE SPEECH
ETHNIC INFORMATIVE SPEECH
General Purpose: To inform; to impart knowledge and understanding
Purpose & Topic: Within the following limit, the topic is your choice. Your topic must be in some way related to your ethnic heritage. If you have a diversity of ethnic backgrounds, you may choose whichever one you please. For example, you may want to give a speech about a particular holiday, tradition, type of dress, marriage practice, or any other issue salient to your heritage.
If you do not have any clear connection to your heritage, you may give a speech on a topic that relates to your family or to someone else’s heritage. For example, you may have come from a family where diabetes is a significant problem. Or perhaps, you come from a long line of endurance athletes. Whatever topic you choose, you must be able to do academic research on the topic to support your speech.
Make your speech interesting to yourself and your audience. Have fun with this assignment; help us know something about you that is important to you.
You will speak extemporaneously from a speaking outline for this speech.
Outline: A typed outline is required. Preparation outline must be submitted with the evaluation sheet at the time of your speech. Following your speech, you will submit your speaking outline. The class period following the end of the round of speeches, you will submit your self-analysis journal.
Reference: At least three (3) sources are required; a minimum of two sources should be scholarly sources. One of your sources may be a personal interview with a relative or friend. Include complete bibliographic information at the end of your outline, in the appropriate format (MLA Style from the Modern Language Association (MLA) Handbook for Writers of Research Papers).
Time Limit: 5-6 minutes
SPEECH #5 | Persuasive (Policy) Speech
Purpose: To persuade your audience to take some type of action as a result of your speech
Assignment: You will present an 8 to 9-minute speech designed to persuade the audience for or against a question of policy. You should seek some kind of action from your audience. You may speak on any general issue in which you are informed and interested, and which is appropriate for, relevant to, and interesting to this audience (your classmates). Be sure to ask for some type of action.
The design for this persuasive policy speech should follow either: 1. Monroe’s Motivated Sequence (MMS). Be sure to attend to all five parts of the sequence: Attention, Need, Satisfaction, Visualization, and Action (Depending on the particular topic and purpose of your speech, some parts of the sequence will require more time and attention and others less)—or—2. Problem-Cause-Solution (PCS). See your text and lecture notes for more details.
Be sure any format you choose attends to all three requirements of a successful persuasive speech: Need/Plan/Practicality. ****Additionally, special attention and care should be given to evidence and reasoning, as well as audience adaptation.
****You will speak extemporaneously from a brief outline written on note cards.
Sources of information: At least 4 sources are required and must be referred to in your speech. Include complete bibliographic information on your outline for all sources used (at least 4).
Visual aids: REQUIRED. You are required to use a visual aid(s) that contributes to the audience’s understanding of the information you are presenting. The visual aid(s) are to be turned in for grading at the end of your speech. You will be graded on the V.A. itself, its appropriateness, and your use of it.
Outline: Turn in a complete, typed preparation outline before you give your speech. At the beginning, state the organizational format you have chosen. Then within the outline, make sure to label all the parts by setting off the titles to the far left (e.g. “Problem” if using PCS or “Satisfaction” is using MMS). Be sure to include bibliographic information of sources used within your outline as well as include your bibliography at the end of your outline.
Time Limit: 8-9 minutes