For this part of the assignment, you will be graded on your Outline with audience assessment, and your Presentation Aid. You will submit your Full-Sentence Outline, and presentation aid. Use the feedb

Informative Speech

[Date]

Informative Speech: Audience Assessment

Specific Goal: My audience will understand (or learn or realize or become acquainted with) […………]

(Identify in one phrase exactly the ONE meaningful idea you want your audience to understand. You will echo this idea again in your thesis and finally in your conclusion. You will not say your specific goal out loud.)

My Narrowed Topic:

1. Strategy: I’ll teach my topic by ____________ {choose one or two of the following four strategies for informative speeches: definition/demonstration/explanation/description}.
   
   

2. Narrow Focus: ( The focus of your speech must be narrow enough for a five –minute “post-hole” -narrow but deep speech. Narrow your topic twice choose one of your main points and turn that into your entire speech).

Original topic______________________________
Narrower topic ___________________________

Even narrower topic __________________________ (use this for your speech topic)

Ethos: -Primary Ethos: [Why do you know a lot about this topic?]

-Secondary Ethos: I will cite [_______] expert references.
[NOTE: A minimum of three references is required. If you chose a number less than three, stop now. Go back and find more authoritative references. You do not count as a reference! See the SLCC Library for great references: http://libweb.slcc.edu/]

Audience Knowledge Level: Most audience members _______________________________________________.
[Choose one of the following: are already familiar with topic; have little knowledge of topic; have never heard of topic]

Adaptation to Audience Knowledge: I will help my audience understand my topic by ___________________________________.

[How will you connect with your audience’s interests? See the chart about appealing to different learning styles in the chapter titled “Informative Speaking”. Use a combination of ethos (credibility and references), logos (left-brain; fact; statistics), and pathos (right-brain; story; visuals).]

Pattern of Organization: I’ll use a __________________________ pattern of organization.

[Identify the informative organizational pattern you used (see the chapter titled “Selecting an Organizational Pattern”). Select one: (chronological; spatial; cause-effect; problem-solution; topics).]

Informative Speech: Outline

[Type Your Title Here]

Introduction:
[Your entire introduction for a five-minute speech should last no more than 30 seconds.]

I. Hook: [Write your actual opening sentences here. Your hook should capture audience attention and lead directly into the thesis. It’s often a good idea to imply your expertise, as well.]

II. Thesis: [Write your one-sentence central idea (teaching point) here. Write as a complete sentence. This must be a single, meaningful idea.]

III. Ethos: [Explain to the audience how you are connected or an expert on this topic.]

IV. Preview: [List here the two or three points you will cover in your speech. State your preview out loud in your introduction.]

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2.

3.

Transition: [Write a sentence you’ll say that will lead from your preview into your first main point.]

Body

[Include at least one authoritative source, cited out loud, in each main point. Bold your sources.

In each main point, provide variety… at least three different types of supporting points. Use some of each: reference, example, mini-story, testimony, fact, statistic, comparison, historical background, and the like.]

1. [Type your first main point here. This should match up with your main point #1 in the preview.]

   1. [First supporting point].

      1. Subpoint

b. sub-subpoint –(in-text reference/source)

1. 1. 1. Subpoint

   2. [Second supporting point.]

      1. Subpoint

      2. Subpoint

   3. [Additional supporting points as needed.] –(in-text reference/source)

Transition: [Write what you’ll say that will lead from your first claim (main point) into your second claim.]

1. [Type your second main point here. This should match up with your main point #2 in the preview.]

   1. [First supporting point.]

      1. [Subpoint]

      2. [Subpoint]

   2. [Second supporting point.]

      1. [Subpoint] –(in-text reference/source)

      2. [Subpoint]

   3. [Additional supporting points as needed.]

Transition: [Write what you’ll say that will lead from your second main point into your third main point]

1. [Third main point, if needed. This should match up with your main point #3 in the preview.]

   1. [First supporting point.]

      1. [Subpoint] –(in-text reference/source)

      2. [Subpoint]

   2. [Second supporting point. Full sentences.]

      1. [Subpoint]

      2. [Subpoint]

   3. [Additional supporting points as needed.]

Transition to close: [Say something like “finally, looking backing, in conclusion, let me close by saying” or make up something really creative! You can also use gestures, or nonverbal ques likes tone, pitch, rhythm, rate, etc…]

Conclusion:

1. Summarize main points/thesis: [Restate your main points from the body of the speech (the same ones used in the introduction, this may sound repetitive to you, but it won’t be for your audience who doesn’t have your outline and only hears your speech one time.]

2. Bookend: [This sentence should loop back to your hook, so your speech does a full circle. Restate the question, or part of the story, or the stat, etc.]

3. End the speech memorably: [Use quotations, stories, questions, startling statements, humor, etc.. this statement should make your audience remember your speech. End with a lasting line(s).]

References:

Insert here complete bibliographical information for your references (at least three are required). Arrange references in alphabetical order. Use APA format. You can use Microsoft Word, easybib.com, and many other sites/programs to do the works cited section for you!