Assignment task:
Identify the life lesson that are you considering talking about. Make sure that your statement does not advance a persuasive argument (especially double-check that it doesn't include the word "should").
What meaning does this lesson have for you personally?
For several reasons, you may find once you get started that your original topic will not work. What are two other possible lessons that you might speak about if that is the case
To support your Lesson Learned speech, you will recount personal experiences. Briefly what narrative(s) you will draw upon to illustrate your belief.
One challenge with a Lesson Learned topic is choosing a belief that provides a deep lesson within the time constraints of a 4 to 6 minute speech. Explain why your topic can strike that balance.
Effective Lesson Learned topics establish a relatable lesson for others. Even if they haven't lived through the same life events you have, they should be able to find connections to their own lives. Explain how your topic and the stories that you'll use to support it tap into universal human emotions and experiences and how you will make your speech relatable to your audience.
As discussed in the assignment prompt, your Lesson Learned speech needs to put your ideas, beliefs, and experience in conversation with other voices in order to show that your lesson is not unique to you, to provide surprising and specific details that go beyond common knowledge and your own ideas and experiences, and provide memorable details for your audience. Identify at least two possible types of evidence (facts, statistics, examples, testimony, narratives, etc.) from others and where you might find them.
What questions, if any, do you have for your instructor about this speech? If you don't have any, please write "none at this time." Please also know that you can reach out anytime with questions.