SA Is 7 Point 5 Times More Likely to Experience Homicides Speech

Your task is to prepare a 5 minute speech to inform. This information can be about your job, a hobby, important medical news that you might wish to report on, or a famous person, for example. Appropriate topics are endless, however, all topics must be RELEVANT to a general audience! Speeches that demonstrate, explain, or inform the audience about the use of weapons or illegal activities or substances of ANY kind will NOT be accepted! Please check with me if you need clarification.

I. Chose a topic by determining a specific goal

II. Analyze your audience

• Demographic analysis helps predict audience¿s reactions to a topic, as well as gather and provide appropriate information)

III. Research your material

• When selecting evidence be sure to use well-respected sources, document them using correct in-text APA citations, cite them verbally in the speech, and list them at the end of the outline in References.

IV. Begin with an outline

A. There are 3 Organizational Patterns for Informative Speeches

1. Time Order – listing or describing steps of a process
2. Topic Order – describing types or natural divisions of a topic
3. Logical Reasons Order – providing reasons that support the topic