Friday, March 6 - Lab Instructions

Oral Comm students will work on two assignments: 

1. Complete Informative Speech Reflection
1. Video should be on last slide on your informative visual. Double click the video to play, OR click present in top right of page and then it should play. If it doesn't work, move on to number 2.
2. Begin second Informative Speech

Informative Speech Reflection



Second Informative Speech

This speech should be on a different topic than your first informative speech. Your goal on your first day is to determine your speech topic, make a copy of your outline, and begin working on organization. Keep everything in your Oral Comm Google Folder. This way I can help you and provide you comments as you work on this!

Informative Speech Outline Template

1. Sign into gmail.
2. Click on the nine boxes at the top right of the screen and click drive.
3. Open outline template.
4. In the top left, click File > Make a Copy.
5. Change the title of the document as requested.
6. Move the document into the Oral Comm. Folder.

If you are unsure of your speech topic today, don't waste time. Finish or correct parts from your previous speech for me to regrade.

Please keep the following in mind:

1. Keep your main points simple. Try to keep a parallel structure. So if you did your speech on ice cream, your main points could be vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry. If you did your speech on dogs, you could select dachshunds, pit bulls, and chihuahuas. 
2. Provide plenty of detail in outline. Most of our speeches were way too short. Your online outline should provide enough support to fill up a 4-6 minute speech. Three sub points per main point is a minimum. You can and should add more!
3. Provide sources. Your sources should be in two locations: in the outline and in the bibliography. Wikipedia will not be a valid source for this speech. You need to find credible sources to support your speech. This will help to provide detail in your outline; however, DO NOT COPY AND PASTE FROM A WEBSITE.
4. Complete research, outline, and then visual. Your visual should be the last thing that you work on - NOT THE FIRST. I know it's probably the most fun part of the whole presentation, but you need to know what you're talking about in your outline before you create your visual.
5. Work wisely. Reflect on your last speech. Could you have used your time more effectively? Did you actually work throughout the class period?