speech outline

Informative Speech Guidelines

· The informative speech topic should be something for which you are passionate or very knowledgeable. It should be a topic to which your audience can easily relate.

· You must research the topic. You will need to print out a copy of whatever research you use highlighting the areas used in your speech. For example, if you quoted someone from an article in the NY Times, print it off, and highlight the quote.

· It must be between 4 - 6 minutes.

· It must contain an introduction, body and a conclusion

· Transitions are required and should be present in the following places: going into the body, between each main point and entering the conclusion.

· A visual aid is required in BODY of speech: Something visual that reinforces what you are explaining at that particular moment. YouTube clips should be no longer than 60 seconds and will NOT count toward the speech time.

· Five verbally-cited sources: Use three different “types” of sources. E.g. newspapers, magazines, books, journals, encyclopedias, dictionaries, and “official” websites e.g. cnn.com, indstate.edu, usda.gov, etc.

· An outline is required as illustrated in the sample outline posted on Blackboard. You will submit an electronic copy to Turn It In within Blackboard AND you will submit a hard copy of your outline (housed in your two-pocket folder) the day of your presentation showing your similarity percentage. Your similarity should be less than 25%. You are allowed to submit your outline early (before due date) to check your similarity and you can make amendments to outline and resubmit before due date if your percentage needs to come down. If similarity percentage is above 25%, your instructor reserves the right to make appropriate grade deductions.

· Prepared 3x5 Notecards - Use of the outline will not be allowed as this indicates a lack of preparation.

· Printed and Highlighted Research

· You should have five different sources – three of which are different types of sources. Print of the information you used from each source and highlight the information you’ve taken for your presentation research.

· If you are using a book as a source, please do not bring the book in. Simply take a picture of the cover of the book, along with the page(s) you have taken information for your research and email that to yourself. Then, print off and highlight the appropriate information.

· If you use a media source, such as a documentary or a video clip, print off the homepage from where you retrieved the information (Examples: IMDB or YouTube). Rather than highlight information, you will write the time block at the top of the page of the information you used to contribute to your presentation (Example: Minute 2:05 – 2:47).

Two-Pocket Folder

Submit the following documents in two-pocket folder (write first and last name and class time on front of folder). Do NOT submit binders as they are bulky and difficult to carry. Do NOT use manila folders as they do not have pockets and information easily falls out of them.

· Speech Grading Rubric

· Outline Grading Rubric

· Typed Outline

· Printed and Highlighted Research

· Failure to submit a folder will result in a 10-point deduction from presentation grade.

Total Points for Project:

Speech: 100

Outline: 50

Printed and Highlighted Research: 20

Prepared Notecards - 10

Journal Entry #1 (see guidelines in Blackboard) – Self Reflection: 25

Journal Entry #2 (see guidelines in Blackboard) – Peer Review: 25