The journey towards laboratory grown meat

Informative Speech: 100 points = 75/Speech 25/Outline

Purpose: This speech is designed to give you experience in providing accurate, concise, and

clear information to an audience.

Requirements for ONLINE presentations:

• Stand in a professional manner with your full face on video throughout the entire
presentation. Full audio must be heard.

• Speak 4 to 5 minutes.

• Your topic must be an INFORMATIVE TOPIC. (Avoid any topic that persuades) It is important
that you limit your topic and make sure that it is not too general.

– For example, a speech on “The American Space Program” would probably be too
general, but one on “America’s First Trip to Mars” would be much more
manageable. You should try to choose a topic that is novel, creative, and new to
your audience.

• A visual aid is required (choose something simple—no need to complicate this)

• A typed outline that should include a reference page with at least 3 credible sources in APA
format. Check out http://www.citationmachine.net/apa/ for guidance.

• Within the body of your speech, you are required to orally cite the author, date, and
publication of your three sources within the body of the speech.

– For example, if you retrieved information from the CDC website to write your
speech, you would orally cite it like this: “According to the Centers for Disease
Control website, updated in 2014, Dr. Lee Smith states that all children with
compromised immune systems should receive the influenza vaccine”.

• Upload your outline in the correct assignment folder in a .pdf format

• Record and upload your speech to PitchVantage

Sample Speech Outline A [Put your title here.]

Purpose Statement: [Not included in oral presentation.]

To explain… [Complete this by specifically indicating your intention. For persuasive speeches, begin with
“To convince or “To motivate my listeners to…”]

Introduction: [About 10% of speaking time.]

Attention Material: [Say something appropriate that will catch the audience’s attention. This should be

written out in complete sentences.]

Relevance Statement: [Explain how this relates to the audience.]

Orienting Material: [Provide any background information that is needed. Write this out in complete

sentences.]

Credibility Statement: [Explain why the audience should trust/believe you in regard to this topic.]

Thesis: [Provide your audience with any necessary clarification and a preview of the main points of your

speech. This should be written in complete sentences.]

Transition: [Provide a statement that moves from the introduction to the body of your speech. This

should be written in a complete sentence.]

Body: [About 85% of speaking time.]

I. [First main point written out in a complete sentence].

A. [Sub-point, supporting material written in complete sentences.]
1. [Supporting material or source material.]
2. [More supporting material. Note that you consistently indent to the right of the number or letter

being used.]
a. [Use small letters to identify further details.]
b. [Note that whenever you use a I, you must have a II, an A needs a B, a 1 needs a 2, and so

on.]

B. [Sub-point, supporting material written in complete sentences.]
1.
a.
b.
2.

Transition: [Review the last point and preview the next. Be sure to use complete sentences.]

II. [Second main point written out in a complete sentence.]
A.
B.

Transition: [Review the last point and preview the next. Be sure to use complete sentences.]

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Sample Speech Outline A

III. [Third main point.]
A.
B.
C.

[You will usually have three main points, but no more than five.]

Transition: [Review last point and move to conclusion. Be sure to use complete sentences.]

Conclusion: [About 5% of speaking time.]

I. Summary of Main Points: [In complete sentences summarize the main points of the speech.]

II. Memory Device: [Use some type of device to help your audience remember your speech. Write this out

in complete sentences.]

NOTES ABOUT SAMPLE OUTLINE A

1. The comments enclosed in brackets are instructions to you and will not appear in your
outline.

2. The Introduction, Body, and Conclusion should be clearly identified in your outline, but not numbered.

3. Use only one or two complete sentences for each main point. Do not write a paragraph
and do not use phrases or fragments of sentences.

4. Use capitalized Roman numerals for all main ideas, including those in the Introduction, Body, and

Conclusion. Do not use Roman numerals for supporting points. This will make the structure of the speech
easier to understand.

5. Be sure that your supporting points actually support and are related to the point under which they are

placed. Your outline should be logical and meaningful.