Informative Speech On Civil Rights

In my opinion the general idea behind my speech was on point and evident. The purpose of the presentation to me seemed very clearly stated through the thesis and statement of main points. This topic was appropriate for this particular presentation because the assignment was to write an informative speech about a local, historical civil rights issue. I succinctly spoke about the 1964 civil rights murders that took place in Philadelphia, Mississippi. I presented the topic in a very formal and informative manner, which I feel was fitting for the setting and the correct way to handle the topic for the audience. My target audience was the group of my classmates who were sitting and listening to my speech. To target and make the speech relevant to my audience. I used strategies we learned in class. Specifically, I began my presentation with a question and then asking my audience to answer, and I related to my audience by saying like me they most likely thought they knew everything
I did utilize all four elements that we were asked to include. My attention getter was a question for my fellow classmates, and the entire class responded to my question. This strategy effectively had the class engaged with what I was saying and helped to focus their attention. I paused for a sufficient amount of time after asking my question to allow my fellow classmates to answer; however, I did ask specifically for a show of hands which may have left my audience wondering whether they were actually meant to answer the question or if it was rhetorical. It may also have been beneficial to include the names of the three civil rights workers in my introduction to give my audience more background information before delving into the main body of the speech. Within the introduction I did specify that I have done research on the topic thereby establishing credibility and goodwill. I also previewed all main points that I wished to