Informative Speech Guidelines

Informative Workdays

Tuesday through Monday, we will meet in the library lab for class.  There are several parts to this presentation.  Please review this presentation to review the guidelines.

Guidelines

• Workdays (10 Points/Day)
• Every day you should complete the objective in the first five minutes of class.
• During the last five minutes of every class, you should complete the reflection.
• Outline (55 Points)

• Please log into Gmail.
• Click on the template.
• File > Make a Copy.
• Drag this copy into your folder for this class.
• Fill in the blanks for your speech.
• 2 outside sources (use Easy Bib for citation help)
• 2 in-text citations
• Use full and detailed sentences.
• Attach a bibliography/work cited.
• Check out this example.
• Visual (50 Points) 

• Do not start until the outline is complete. 
• Use Google Presentation, and create it in your Oral Comm folder.
• Follow the rubric for the visual.
• 4-7 slides
• 20 words or less per slide
• Visually appealing
• More pictures than words
• Check out this example.

• Speech (104 Points)
• 4-6 minutes
• Follow the outline for your speech.
• Use the visual to enhance your speech.
• You may use one note card.
• Follow the rubric for the speech.
• Watch this example!
• Reflection (20 Points)
• Complete in class after all of the presentations. 

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Hello students!

Welcome to Oral Communications! This is such an important class, but I know it can cause anxiety for some. I'm here to help you become an even better communicator and a more effective presenter.

There are five required speeches throughout the semester. These include introductory, informative, digital, student congress, and commemorative speeches. Each speech requires an outline, and all but one will have a visual to accompany it.

In this class, we do a lot of work in the lab, and all students will have a digital portfolio. Please follow the instructions below to create your own portfolio.

1. Create a folder (portfolio) to share with me.
1. Download Google Chrome.
2. Log into your rps30 account.
3. Click the 9 boxes at the top right of your gmail screen.
4. Select Drive.
5. Click Create/New (left column) > Folder
6. Name the folder the class hour you are in, your last name, first name, and OC Portfolio.
1. For example, if I were in first hour and my last name were Smith, mine would read 1.Smith.Oral Comm Portfolio.
7. Share the folder with me.
1. Click the person with a plus sign in the top right.
2. Under Add People, type ewhite@rps30.k12.ar.us
3. Then click Done/Yes.
2. Create folder for Who Am I? Presentation
1. Title it 1 - Who Am I
3. Begin working on Who Am I? Slides (Video instruction)
1. In the 1 - Who Am I Folder, follow the instructions below.
1. On the left side of the screen, click Create > Slides
2. A new window will appear.  You can choose your theme now, or you can change it later.
3. Change the title of the document to Who Am I
2. Find 25 images that represent you, copy/paste or insert them into your visual.  This should be aesthetically pleasing. (Google Drive doesn't like for you to paste using the mouse. You have to use keyboard commands. Ctrl + C is copy and Ctrl + V is paste)
4. Begin working on Who Am I? Outline (Video instruction)
1. In the 1 - Who Am I Folder, follow the instructions below.
1. Sign into Gmail, and open the template.
2. Select File > Make a Copy.
3. Change the title of the document to Who Am I
4. Drag the outline into your Who Am I Folder in your Oral Comm folder.
5. Fill out each section of the outline.
1. Under introduction, write how you will introduce yourself and list out the five items you will discuss.
2. Under each item, give some detail about how you will discuss them.  Please write in full sentences.
3. Under conclusion, find a way to thank you audience for listening.
5. Make a copy of the rubrics.
1. Click on this document.
2. Click FIle > Make a Copy.
3. Rename it to your class period, last name, first name.
4. Drag into your Oral Comm Portfolio.

Makeup assignment to PASS THIS CLASS! :)

Hello!

Linked below is a worksheet that students may fill out if they are missing any big assignments. For example, informative pros/grows or reflections over 75 points. Here's what you can do:

1. Watch a speech. This should be a relatively famous speech. You can search commencement speeches, political speeches, or anything that was recorded and given to a large audience. Please do not select a speech that we have watched in class this year.
2. Fill out the linked analysis. Mr. Morris, your sub, has 10 copies in the back. You can type out your answers, or you can print this form and fill it out by hand. 
3. I will ONLY evaluate quality answers, which means full sentences and plenty of detail.

All makeup assignments and speeches are due by the end of class on TUESDAY, MAY 26.

End of Year Assessment

Welcome to the final days of Oral Communications! There are a few assessments left this semester.

1. Check your grades for both 3rd and 4th quarter. Are you on pace to pass this class? If not, let's get to work!
2. ALL LATE WORK AND SPEECHES ARE DUE BY THE END OF CLASS ON TUESDAY, MAY 26.
3. Complete the individual speech reflection based on your student congress speech. I pasted the video on the last slide of whatever first visual was in your folder. For most, it was your Who Am I Speech; however, for some, it was on an informative speech visual.
4. Prepare for your commencement speech. You can complete the outline online so that you don't lose it, and it will help you prepare for the presentation. 
1. Outline Template
1. Make sure you are signed into gmail.
2. Click the above link.
3. Go to File > Make a Copy.
4. Put in your Oral Comm folder.

StuCo Workdays

Welcome back to the lab! We will be working on this Student Congress progress for the next few days in the lab. This means that everything is due by the end of class on Thursday, April 9. There are no exceptions on the deadline, which includes days absent. For every day something is late, you will receive 10% off your score.

First, please reflect on your second informative speech, which is on the last slide of your 2nd informative visual.

2nd Informative Speech Reflection


Each day, please begin class by completing the Daily Objective
Each day, please end class by completing the Daily Reflection

Here is a spreadsheet of StuCo information including topics, IDs, and submitted materials. Here is the bill rubric to show you exactly how I will evaluate your bill.

Designate a "techie" who will go through the document sharing process for each of the bibliography, bill, and outline.

Sharing process:

1. Make a copy of the document.
2. Rename it appropriately.
1. class hour.last names.title
1. 1.Samson.Bibliography
2. 1.Samson.Bill
3. 1.Samson.Outline
3. Share it with me (rhs.ocfd@gmail.com) and partner.
4. Drag the documents into your Oral Comm. folder.

Bibliography
Bill
Outline

Here is a sample bill with notes. You may use your draft bill from class to assist with your bill.

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?

Informative Workdays

Every day this week, we will meet in the lab for class.  There are several parts to this presentation.  Please review this presentation to review the guidelines.

Guidelines

• Workdays (10 Points/Day)
• Every day you should complete the objective in the first five minutes of class.
• During the last five minutes of every class, you should complete the reflection.
• Outline (55 Points)
• Please log into Gmail.
• Click on the template.
• File > Make a Copy.
• Rename to class hour, last name, and informative outline.
• Example, 4.Smith.Informative Outline
• Drag this copy into your folder for this class.
• Fill in the blanks for your speech.
• Follow the guidelines and rubric for the outline.
• 2 outside sources (use Easy Bib for citation help)
• 2 in-text citations
• Use full and detailed sentences.
• Attach a bibliography/work cited.
• Visual (50 Points)
• Do not start until the outline is complete.
• Use Google Presentation or Prezi
• Follow the guidelines and rubric for the visual.
• 4-7 slides
• 20 words or less per slide
• Visually appealing
• More pictures than words
• Speech (100 Points)
• 4-6 minutes
• Follow the outline for your speech.
• Use the visual to enhance your speech.
• You may use one note card.
• Follow the guidelines and rubric for the speech.
• Watch this example!
• Reflection (20 Points)
• Complete in class after all of the presentations.