Informative Speech Topic Proposal
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InformativeSpeechInformationonline.pptxInformative Speech
Types of Informative Speeches
Process
Concept
Object
Event
Examples of Process: Health
Examples of Process: Cooking
Examples of Process: Arts/Sports
Things to consider
Time needed
You can bring in a volunteer or pick someone from the class or use the entire class
COVID issues: Food and touching
Bringing in the actual items, bringing in substitute items, showing items digitally
Examples of Concept
The death penalty
Fairness
Marriage
Political parties
Things to Consider
Do not take a side on an issue. That would make the speech persuasive. You can discuss the history of a concept, compare concepts, look at how various cultures have viewed a concept, or discuss the evolution of a concept. However, you may not place judgement or value on the concept.
Examples of Object: A material item or an animal
Examples of Object: Buildings and People
Examples of Object: A Place
Things to Consider
The list in this category is almost endless. You can talk about people, animals or things. However, be sure that you are specific enough in your topic sentence. For instance, saying you are going to speak about George Washington would be too broad of a topic for the time you have to speak. Examples of a good topic sentence would be: “This speech will serve as a chronological overview of the key moments in the life of George Washington.” or “I will discuss George Washington as a military commander.”
Examples of Events: Personal Annual or one time events
Examples of Events: Annual Cultural sports or art/music events
Examples of Events: Holidays
Events: Achievement
Requirements
4-6 minute speech
Outline format is the same
Visual Aid is required and how it is used is graded
Works Cited/Bibliography of 6 sources in MLA format
Must verbally cite at least 6 source materials within the speech
What is the difference between sources and source materials?
Sources are where you find your information such as a journal, book, interview.
Source materials are what you find in the sources such as statistics, quotes, examples. These are connected verbally to the source from which they came. This is called verbally citing sources.
The difference between verbally citing a source and establishing credibility
Establishing Credibility
Introduction
"There can be nothing in the world more beautiful than the Yosemite, the groves of the giant sequoias and redwoods, the Canyon of the Colorado, the Canyon of the Yellowstone, the Three Tetons; and our people should see to it that they are preserved for their children and their children's children forever, with their majestic beauty all unmarred.“ Theodore Roosevelt
Today I will discuss the history of the National Park System
To prepare for this speech, I used “A Quick History of the National Park Service” published by the National Park Service, the Encyclopedia Britannica, watched an ABC News Documentary, interviewed a park ranger from the Smokies National Park as well as used other sources.
In this speech, I will explain why the national parks were created, the important figures that created our parks, and the process of becoming a national park.
Verbally citing a source
According to a National Park Foundation Blog in Dec. 2020, there were 63 national parks.
Theodore Roosevelt said “"There can be nothing in the world more beautiful than the Yosemite, the groves of the giant sequoias and redwoods, the Canyon of the Colorado, the Canyon of the Yellowstone, the Three Tetons; and our people should see to it that they are preserved for their children and their children's children forever, with their majestic beauty all unmarred.“
The website of Explore Travel and Leisure provides an example of one of our newer national parks which is the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia
