Step 1: State your Informative Speech topic.
Step 2: Post a specific purpose sta
Step 1: State your Informative Speech topic.
Step 2: Post a specific purpose statement (The purpose of the speech is to…)
Step 3: Note what attention-getter you will use to engage your audience in the topic. There are many creative ways to capture the attention of an audience, but here are a few suggestions:
Relay an anecdote. Start by telling us a story that directly relates to your speech. …
Cite a startling fact or opinion. …
Ask a question. …
Use a quotation. …
Build suspense through narrative or photo/graphic
Step 4 Briefly sketch out how you will use a given organizational pattern for your speech, Some suggestions for organization patterns include:
Chronological Patterns – arranges information according to a progression of time, either forward or backward.
Sequential Patterns – arranges information according to a step-by-step sequence that describes a particular process.
Spatial Patterns – arranges information according to how things fit together in physical space; i.e., where one thing exists in relation to another.
Compare-Contrast Patterns – arranges information according to how two or more things are similar to or different from one another (or both)
Advantages – Disadvantages Patterns – organizes information about a topic by dividing it up into its “good” and “bad” parts, or pros and cons.
Cause-Effect Patterns- shows the different causes and effects of various conditions.
Problem-Solution Patterns – divides information into two main sections, one that describes a problem and one that describes a solution.
Topical Patterns – arranges information according to different sub-topics within a larger topic, or the “types” of things that fall within a larger category.
Step 5: Sketch out and design and informational slide to post in the forum that visually conveys the four steps of this assignment (see the example below and use Canva.com (free) or PPT as a design resource)
