Informative Speech Assignment.pdf

The Informative Speech - Mastery: It’s not as easy as it looks OR More here than meets the eye The purpose of this speech is to give a talk about mastery. Select a skill over which you can legitimately claim a degree of mastery. Give a talk on the ​specific process that led to your achieving or acquiring mastery.​ ​How and when did that mastery​ ​become apparent to others?​ What ​aspects or foundations of this skill are likely invisible to the casual observer and were, in fact, not well understood yourself before you began this project? Length:​ 3-5 minutes​. An outline is required. Note cards must be used. ●

Speech outline ○ Electronic sources must be authoritative and credible. Sources from the .com domain are not to be used unless authorship is verifiable and authoritative. ( .edu, .gov, or .org domains are acceptable.) ○ Three source minimum: (including one print or one “expert’ interview) cited in your outline and listed on your reference page. ○ Only list sources actually cited in your speech

Below the page break: template for the Informative Speech Outline Pre-writing task: (10 pts) What is your specific area of Mastery? ____________________________________________________________________________________

What scientific or academic areas of research might yield interesting and relevant insights into this specific type of activity? Discipline/Domain

Relevance

(20 pts) INFORMATIVE SPEECH OUTLINE 3-5 minutes Student’s Name: Date: Topic/Title:​ (Visual should appear at the end of this document or in a separate document) ______________________________________________________________________________

I. Introduction​ (address the three elements of the topic)

II. A. first main point or idea _____________________________________________________

Transition: (Required) Statement of movement that looks back (internal summary) and looks forward (preview).

B. second main point _____________________________________________________

Transition: (Required) Statement of movement that looks back (internal summary) and looks forward (preview). C. third main point _____________________________________________________

III. Conclusion

(10 pts)​ References or Works Cited Page, MLA format (only list sources cited in the speech)