communication assignment

Crafting Speeches Worksheet

10 Points

Directions: Complete each of the questions below. You can type directly on this worksheet and submit your completed worksheet to Moodle.

Identify the General Purpose (3 points): Inform, Persuade, or Entertain

1. After hearing my speech, my audience will vote in the campus elections. _________

2. After hearing my speech, my audience will be able to demonstrate three exercises that reduce stress. ______________

3. After hearing my speech, my audience will see some humor in making mistakes. ______

Write a Specific Purpose Statement (1 point):

Topic: Television Violence

General Purpose: To Inform

Specific Purpose: After hearing my speech, my audience will________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

Write a Thesis (1 point):

Example: Specific Purpose: After hearing my speech, my audience will be able to explain four ways to overcome speech anxiety.

Thesis: Speech anxiety can be reduced through careful speech preparation, relaxation exercises, positive visualization, and thought stopping.

Your turn: Specific Purpose: After hearing my speech, my audience will be able to list four reasons that caffeine is not good for you.

Thesis:

Write an Introduction (5 points): Using the outline below and the information given, write an introduction for this speech:

Outline:

Title: The Consequences of Binge Drinking in College

General Purpose: To Inform

Specific Purpose: After hearing my speech, my audience will know three consequences of binge drinking.

Thesis Statement: Binge drinking among college students can result in unplanned sex, drinking and driving, and academic difficulties.

Body:

I. Binge drinking can result in unplanned sex.

a. Unprotected sex

b. Sexually transmitted infections

c. Unplanned pregnancies

II. Binge drinking can result in drinking and driving.

a. Trouble with the police

b. Accidents

c. Deaths

III. Binge drinking can result in academic difficulties.

a. Missing class

b. Poor grades

Introduction:

Attention-Getter:

Reason to listen:

Credibility:

Thesis:

Preview of main points: