Evaluating An Informative Speech

My speech was characterized by three overall strengths. The first strength is that I was fluent and used good hand gestures to help explain my meaning for the audience. The second strength was that I spoke for the audience, using an animated voice that was not monotonous. The third strength was that I engaged the audience by using good eye contact. Combined together, these three strengths helped establish a relationship between me and the audience so that I felt as if I was actually teaching them a skill, not simply giving a presentation to a disinterested group.

The introduction & attention getter were complete but weren’t very engaging, which in my opinion was my speeches biggest flaw. My speech wasn’t one that as soon as you heard it you gave it your undivided because the importance of they topic in my opinion was very subjective. In my opinion the me employing a very loud, lively attention getter would’ve

1. The four objectives of a speech introduction are to “hook” the audience into your speech, reveal your topic, explain why the audience should care and to present your thesis. For my “hook” I asked a couple of questions to get the audience involved. To reveal my topic, I stated the significance of the statistic I stated before it and why my topic is important. To make the topic relevant to the audience I stated that legalizing marijuana and other issues such as minimum wage and education will be on the California ballot in November. To present my thesis I stated that marijuana should be legalized and then I transitioned to my need step.

6. Presentation Aids The presentation Aid the speaker chose to use is a projector hooked up to a computer using a PowerPoint presentation, the use of these really brought out the message is trying to get across. We have some people that absorb information by listening others are visual learners so he covered both bases.

Title: “Everything is Bigger in Texas, Even the Attractions.” Purpose: After listening to my speech, the audience will be more educated on Texas’s roadside attractions, as well as relate to the sites I will discuss in my presentation.

1. Baby Blues, the most common and mildest form of mood disorder can last up to two weeks after having a baby without the mother needing treatment.

4. Thesis & Preview There are several benefits of laughter in terms of physical, mental and social. Transition : Let's take a look on the first benefits of laughter. Body I. Main Point 1: The first benefits of laughter is improves our physical health. A. Sub point 1: Laughter helps in improving our immune system. i. Laughter relates to positive thinking. The positive thinking helps us to improve our immune system and become healthier. It helps in removing the negative thoughts from our mind and not letting our immune system become worse further.

Overall, I felt that I achieved that goal of informing my audience about experiments in social psychology. Some of strengths include achieving my message, incorporating my sources into the speech, and how well practiced my introduction was. My weaknesses include eye contact, speaking too fast, and wrapping up the speech. I know that after watching myself deliver the speech, I will know what to improve and what to continue doing for my persuasive

ORGC 201 Informative Speech Assignment Create a 5-6 minute presentation using PowerPoint visuals. Make sure your PowerPoint follows the guidelines discussed in class. The purpose of the presentation should be to inform the audience. Your presentation should reflect a topic, theme, or issue relevant to your major. For ideas of topics, you may consider looking at issues of Crains’ Chicago, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, cnn.com, The Huffington Post, NPR.org, Slate, Wired, or industry-specific papers/journals in your area of study.

Conclusion Transition signal: In conclusion, the next time you fill up your gas tank might not be cheaper, but at least you will know why you are paying more for gas.

c.ii. This disease develops at a slow pace so most people don’t notice the symptoms.

Method of Organization: Topical INTRODUCTION I. (Gain attention and interest) Many of us have encountered 3D technology at one point in our lives such as the red and blue comics usually found at the back of magazines, or a have watched a 3D movie at IMAX. It is with no doubt that, we all find this technology to be a fascinating one.

Specific Purpose: To give honor and recognition for his scientific achievements. Thesis Statement: Through his early life experiences and with the knowledge he left behind, Sir Isaac Newton was able to develop calculus, natural forces, and optics. From birth to early childhood, Isaac Newton overcame many personal, social, and mental hardships.

BODY I. The first beauty tradition is the “Foot Binding” which As much as we love stepping out looking our absolute best, the process to get there sometimes makes us ask over and over again, is it worth it?

Informative speaking is a speech on completely new issue. Tell your audience something they have never known!