CO 101 TU Oral Communication Microphone Invention & Its Role in Society Speech Outline

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Speech 2 Assignment Description

Time Target: 3-5 minutes You have to write a speech and then I have to record it

Your speech must be:

more than 3 minutes

less than 5 minutes

Purpose & Topic Guidelines

Tell us about an important invention or innovation in the history of your field.

An invention would involve a new technology, piece of equipment, machinery etc.

An innovation would involve a new set of ideas and related processes.

Recommended Organization

Section 14-1b of your text discusses several potentially relevant patterns for organizing the speech. I would recommend developing a main point for some(perhaps all) of the following:

1.the historical background (establishing the need that the innovation or invention addressed)

2.the invention or innovation and its key contributors

3.the impact of the invention or innovation on your field — fleshed out with 2-3 vivid examples of its real-life impact

Recommended Evidence

Section 13-2 of your text discusses the key kinds of evidence used in a speech. I would recommend you do the following:

Frame the speech as something of a story, with one or more protagonists — those who developed the invention or innovation.

Set up the background as a problem, obstacle, or crisis that was holding the field back from achieving something important.

Introduce the new invention or innovation as the hero that saves the day. (Not exaggerating its impact, but rather helping us to understand the importance of the difference it made!)

Vividly tell 1, 2, or 3 short stories (detailed examples) that help drive home the impact so that we can fully appreciate its meaning and significance.

Throughout the speech, combine brief examples, detailed examples, relevant statistics (when available), and ideally a few great quotations from those who witnessed or reported the impact.

Research

Incorporate at least 3 high quality, credible sources in your speech.

TYPICALLY, your sources should include:

Articles found via quality web searches, published in credible online magazines, newspapers, or websites.

Articles found using the EBSCOhost online database.

Articles found in the References section of a Wikipedia article on the topic. (You may use some of the sources behind the Wikipedia article — not the Wikipedia article itself.)

Your sources may also include:

One or more credible books on the topic.

2 steps

1. Start Thinking and Researching

Review the full assignment description here: Speech 2 Assignment Description

As a reminder, this speech asks you to tell us about an important invention or innovation in the history of your field.
This could be:

An invention — a new technology, piece of equipment, machinery etc.

An innovation — a new set of ideas and related processes

2. Read, Think, and Narrow your Topic

Read Chapter 12 of your book, focusing especially on Section 12-2a: Choose your Topic, which includes these sub-headings:

Select a topic that matters to you …

oappropriate to the occasion

oappropriate to your audience

Narrow your Topic

3. Gather Quality Research

Identify at least 3 good quality, credible sources for your speech.

TYPICALLY, your sources should include:

Articles found via quality web searches, published in credible online magazines, newspapers, or websites.

Articles found using the EBSCOhost online database.

Articles found in the References section of a Wikipedia article on the topic. (You may use some of the sources behind the Wikipedia article — not the Wikipedia article itself.)

Your sources may also include:

One or more credible books on the topic.

4. Prepare and Submit your Proposal

In a Word document or PDF, identify prepare the following, under these headings:

Topic

Propose your speech topic. In 3-5 sentences, answer the questions: Who was (or is) she or he? What field did he or she contribute to? What was her or his key contribution?

References

List at least 3 good sources, using APA or MLA format.

3 rd steps

This time I want you prepare and submit JUST THE KEY WORD OUTLINE for your speech as a Word or PDF document.

Why key word outline?Because I want to see you carefully plan and prepare the version of the outline you’ll actually use in your speech!

Format

For this assignment, I want you to type up the keyword outline and submit it as an MS Word (.docx) or PDF document.

If you choose, you can speak from a printed version of the same outline, or you can write the outline on index cards if you prefer.

Review and Reference

Follow the same basic guidelines in detail as you prepare:

Chapter 12

12-2c Develop a Thesis Statement

Chapter 13

13-1 Conducting Research

o13-1a Online Research

o13-1b Library Research

13-2 Using Evidence to Support Ideas

o13-2a Statistics

o13-2b Examples

o13-2d Quotations

13-3 BOX: Communication Highlight: Evaluating Online Sources for Speeches

Chapter 14

14-1 Organizing Speeches – this entire section and all sub-sections

Figure 14.2 A Formal Outline

Thesis Statement

You will need to create the thesis statement, which will central to the Introduction of your outline.

Recommended Organization

Section 14-1b of your text discusses several potentially relevant patterns for organizing the speech. I would recommend developing a main point for some (perhaps all) of the following:

1.the historical background (establishing the need that the innovation or invention addressed)

2.the invention or innovation and its key contributors

3.the impact of the invention or innovation on your field — fleshed out with 2-3 vivid examples of its real-life impact

Recommended Evidence

Section 13-2 of your text discusses the key kinds of evidence used in a speech. I would recommend you do the following:

Frame the speech as something of a story, with one or more protagonists — those who developed the invention or innovation.

Set up the background as a problem, obstacle, or crisis that was holding the field back from achieving something important.

Introduce the new invention or innovation as the hero that saves the day. (Not exaggerating its impact, but rather helping us to understand the importance of the difference it made!)

Vividly tell 1, 2, or 3 short stories (detailed examples) that help drive home the impact so that we can fully appreciate its meaning and significance.

Throughout the speech, combine brief examples, detailed examples, relevant statistics (when available), and ideally a few great quotations from those who witnessed or reported the impact.

References Section

Even though this is a key word outline, I would still like you to add a References section at the end, so that I will have direct access to your sources. So, just as before, at the end of the outline document, add a References section, and list your sources using MLA format.

Here is a helpful resource on MLA format:

MLA Formatting and Style Guide – Purdue OWL (Links to an external site.)

Research

Incorporate at least 3 high quality, credible sources in your speech.

TYPICALLY, your sources should include:

Articles found via quality web searches, published in credible online magazines, newspapers, or websites.

Articles found using the EBSCOhost online database.

Articles found in the References section of a Wikipedia article on the topic. (You may use some of the sources behind the Wikipedia article — not the Wikipedia article itself.)

Your sources may also include:

One or more credible books on the topic.