Comm Assignment

Assignment 2.1 Informative Speech Outline

1) Select either Topic A or Topic B for your informative speech.

· Topic A: How Technology Has Impacted Society (chosen topic)

· Topic B: History of Your Hometown

2) Create an outline or speaking notes in Microsoft Word. o Download the Microsoft Word template in the “Assignment 2.1”

· Develop a specific purpose, central idea, and several main points so you'll stay within the 3--minute time limit.

· You must use at least two quality resources.

3) Submit the completed Microsoft Word template in Blackboard (this is separate from your speech/self--review).

4) For this assignment, you will not compose an essay or speech. You are only required to submit an outline.

Please see below Assignment 2.1 Microsoft Word Sample Outline Format to complete your speech outline.

Sample Outline:

Topic

By Student Smith

Instructor Name

Today’s Date

*Please note that the purpose of this template is to assist you with correctly formatting an outline. This sample outline is not on an approved topic, and the thesis statement, main points, and supporting details should not be used in your outline. Please carefully review the Assignment Overview document (located in assignment link) for the approved topics. Also, your outline should not include complete paragraphs, entire speech, or an essay. *

Topic: Insert topic here.

Introduction

Capture your audience’s attention with a quote, anecdote, or personal experience

Build up to the main reason for the speech

Summarize the main idea and briefly state the main points

Working with Microsoft Word

Creating a Presentation

Building on Previous Work

First Main Point: Working with Microsoft Word

Move an outline numbered item to the appropriate numbering level

Help plan speech and organize thoughts

Second Main Point: Creating a Presentation

Creating a presentation from a Word outline (Benefits of an Outline, 1)

Uses the heading styles

Heading styles are applied when you use numbered outlines

Each paragraph formatted with the Heading 1 style becomes a new slide, each Heading 2 becomes the first level of text, and so on.

Procedures

Open the document and use it to create a presentation

Open the File menu

Main Point 3: Building on previous work

Use heading styles to create longer documents

To learn more about Outline view, review Microsoft Word Help

Conclusion

Restate your main points

Working with Microsoft Word

Creating a Presentation (Effective Use of a Presentation, 2)

Building on Previous Work

Summarize the presented ideas

Restate introduction or conclude with a compelling remark

Sources

1.Benefits of an Outline. (2015). Importance of an Outline. Retrieved from

http://www.inspiration.com/visual-learning/outlining.org

2. Effective Use of a Presentation. (2018). Retrieved from

https://www.effectiveuseofpresentation.edu