Assignment for the Informative Speech An Informative Speech is a speech that defines‚ describes‚ or explains a concept or idea‚ process or function; and occasionally‚ a thing‚ person or place. 1. Select a subject interesting to you and instructive for your audience. You will prepare a 6 minute informative speech on this subject. Speeches outside the time limit will receive a penalty. 2. The speech should include: a. an introduction which includes all five elements of a good introduction;
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Did you know our former president Andrew Jackson came from poverty? Or that he was the first president to have an assassination attempt made on him while he was in office? The Weider History Group states “Jackson’s presidency is often called the first modern presidency because of his belief that the President is not just an executive but a representative of the people‚ much like a Congressman but for all the people rather than those of a specific district. Andrew Jackson was born in a Waxhaw settlement
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Nicole Adkins Informative Speech How many of you have ever battled an eating disorder or known someone with an eating disorder? One or two of every 100 students will struggle or have struggled with an eating disorder. An anonymous quote from someone who struggled an eating disorder once said “Nothing matters when I’m thin”. Anyone of us in this room is at risk of an eating disorder. Females have to maintain that ‘normal’ look to fit in with society. More guys are seeking help for eating disorders
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more specifically watching the Chicago Bulls. Watching and the playing the sport for so long got me wondering about the history of the sport and how it originated. Therefore‚ today I will be talking about the history of basketball‚ the rules of basketball‚ and the positions played in basketball. I will begin by talking about the origins of basketball and how it was created. The game when it first started was a lot more different than the basketball that we know of today. Instead of the typical 5 on
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Informative Speech Topic: Medical Marijuana General Purpose: To inform my audience about medical marijuana Specific Purpose: To inform the audience of the beneficial medical components in marijuana as well as the risks associated with the herb. Thesis: Using statistical data‚ I am going to inform you about the benefits and risks in legalizing medical marijuana Introduction: Attention Getter: Do you know the true use and effects on marijuana? The controversy over medical marijuana seems to be
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Informative Speech Assignment Type: Informative Speech – must contain the essential characteristics of an informative speech: clarity‚ association of new ideas with old ones‚ coherence and motivational appeal. Length: Speech will be from 5 to 6 minutes. Topic: Above and beyond all else‚ an informative speech must share information with the audience that they don’t already know. Pick something that you know about and are interested in enough to research. The topic must also be relevant and/or
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Informative Speech Outline NAME: COMS 101 Date Due: Organization: Identify your outline pattern here. Your only option for this speech is the Topical pattern (see the textbook‚ p 701). Audience analysis: Mixed gender group ages 20-25 with a fairly good background on the subject. Topic: To show how the work of lawyers is a valued by God‚ and to show how one person can be a lawyer and serve God. Rhetorical Purpose: To inform my audience about lawyers and the role they play. Redemptive
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Mashhood Hassan 17-10683 Mcom-100 Specie : The Carnivore Olinguito Bionomial name : Bassaricyon neblina Discovered : 15 August 2013 by “Kristofer Helgen”‚ the curator of mammals at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Distribution and habitat : Specimens of the species have been identified from the Andean cloud forest stretching from western Colombia to Ecuador. Weight : 900 Grams‚ the smallest procyonid. The animal is an omnivorous frugivore that eats
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Informative Speech Topics The following come from this site: http://www.goodspeechtopics.com/informational-speech-topics.html Informational Speech Topics 1. 1. Personality tests 2. 2. Who are the libertarians? 3. 3. Aromatheraphy 4. 4. What is inflation? 5. 5. Electric cars 6. 6. What was Watergate? 7. 7. Political parties 8. 8. Describe a piece of current legislation 9. 9. Biography of an important person...........who is...? 10. 10. History of an event (Halloween‚ etc.)‚ or describe
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Dayanna Pineros Informative Outline Topic: is social media ruining our minds? General Purpose: to inform Specific Purpose: to inform students about attention span decreasing INTRODUCTION Attention Getter: by a show of hands‚ how many of you can honestly say you can remember your grandmother’s birthday? Not very many. According to attention span statistics from the associated press gold fish have longer spans than us! 25% of teens and young adults forget major details of close friends
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