"Newspaper" Speech Assignment  2-3 Minute Speech
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Student Learning Outcomes

After successfully completing this assignment, students will know how to:

1. Analyze an audience to discover appropriate topic and supporting materials;
2. Locate an interesting newspaper article that could be turned into a speech.
3. Organize speech materials in such a way as to make them interesting and easy to understand;
4. Deliver a 2-3 minute speech using effective eye-contact; vocal variety; gestures and body movement.

Select an article, within the last month, from one of the following newspapers:  Seattle Times, Seattle Post Intelligencer, New York Times, or the Wall Street Journal. Washington Post.  Identify one point you want to present to the class, something you found interesting and want to explain to us.  Find an object that represents that point.

Prepare a 2-3 minute presentation which includes; an introduction, body and conclusion. You must cite your source of information during the speech.  Tell the audience the date and title of the article.  Your speech needs to make a point (have a thesis/claim/ point of view).  Back up your statements with examples from the article or any related example from your own experience. Your object will be your visual aid. This will help make your point clearer.

After you’ve planned what you will say, practice, practice, practice. You may use notes when you speak before the class, but be sure NOT to read your speech. Simply have the ideas/concepts in your mind and talk to us about them.

You will need to create a short sentence outline of your speech and provide the instructor with a copy while you speak. The outline should identify: the topic; thesis; introduction (attention getter, credibility, overview); the body (the point you want to make in the speech); and the conclusion (summary and memorable ending). You will also need to have a references section using APA citation style.

Grading Rubric
APA style for citing sources
Sample speech outline  (This outline is much longer than is necessary for your first speech, but it gives the important parts of the outline.)
Camtasia video (4 minutes) --- Speech Outline Format