Controlling anxiety

INFORMATIVE SPEECH Assignment: You are to deliver a 4-7 minute speech to “define, describe, or explain a thing, person, place, concept, or process.” Other Guidelines: - You will need to cite at least three sources in your speech and provide those sources to me before giving your speech (research & organization assignment). Many speeches have three main ideas – that’s one source for each idea. - You may use 3x5 or 4x6 note cards for your speech. You may NOT read your speech Remember: You will be graded on the quality of your delivery (verbal/nonverbal) and the content of your speech (identifiable topic, purpose, central and main ideas, cited supporting material, organization). OR Other Guidelines: - You will need to cite at least three sources in your speech and provide those sources to me before giving your speech (research & organization assignment). Many speeches have three main ideas – that’s one source for each idea. - You may use 3x5 or 4x6 note cards for your speech. You may not read your speech off paper. Remember: You will be graded on the quality of your delivery (verbal/nonverbal) and the content of your speech (identifiable topic, purpose, central and main ideas, cited supporting material, organization). Other particulars:- I will be listening for the following: A. A quality introduction that gives a preview of what will be talked about B. Internal summaries and previews - signposting C. Oral citations D. Good transitions E. A quality conclusion that reemphasizes the central idea in a memorable way ASSIGNMENT: 1. a. Find 3-5 sources for your final speech. At least one source needs to be from an authoritative source such as a .gov/.edu/or .org. You may NOT use Wikipedia as a source. Remember, a Wikipedia entry has a number of sources, which, if done correctly, should all be at the bottom in a reference section. I HIGHLY encourage you to get familiar with LFCC's library system and dig deeper than what the first page of Google results yields if conducting a search. b. Submit via Blackboard (this assignment page): - A bibliography (works cited) of your 3-5 sources in APA style (great resource here: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html - I used it for my Master's degree ___ years ago) - Show how you will be citing this information within your speech in a complete sentence. Hint: "According to....../As written in.......etc" - An outline of your speech to include: A. A compelling introduction (none of this, "Hi, my name is _______ and today I'm going to talk to you about ______) B. Breakout of your main points and what you'll cover. C. A compelling conclusion - this is your chance to summarize your points and reemphasize your central idea in a memorable way. Some other helpful resources: http://www.ehow.com/facts_5875322_explanation-domain-name-extensions.html (differences between domain names) Criteria to Evaluate the Credibility of WWW Resources : http://mason.gmu.edu/~montecin/web-eval-sites.htm http://www.csuchico.edu/lins/handouts/eval_websites.pdf Avoiding Plagiarism: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z3EHIoa9HI (8:03)                                                                                                                                            

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