Assignment: Delivering Your Informative Speech
Objectives
• Prepare an informative speech
• Perform an informative speech
Assignment Overview
In this assignment, you will create a delivery outline and deliver an informative speech.
Deliverables
• A one- to two-page (250- to 500-word) paper
• Prepare a four- to seven-minute informative speech that is to be submitted with video and audio
Step 1 Use an outline you have created.
Step 2 Practice your speech.
Practice using your delivery outline to deliver your informative speech. Print your delivery outline so you can use it as your speaker notes.
• Before you begin your practice delivery, imagine that you are standing in front of your target audience and think about the specific purpose you identified for your speech.
• Remember that your speech should last between four and seven minutes.
• Keep track of the total time it takes you to deliver your speech to stay within this time frame.
• Deliver your speech at least once all the way through.
Step 3 Present your speech in front of a camera.
• Remember to pay attention to the audience's nonverbal communication and adjust as necessary.
• Upload your Video to YouTube.
• Submit the URL to the classroom
Step 4 Answer the questions.
In a one-page (250-word) paper, address the following:
• Describe any issues you encountered during the delivery of your speech.
• How many times did you practice delivering your speech before you felt comfortable presenting it?
• What aspects of your speech delivery improved the most as a result of your practice?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.