Overview
MAKE SURE TO DO BOTH PARTS WHICH ARE THE SPEECH OUTLINE AND THE EXTRA CREDIT CRITIQUE!!!!
Please see the Informative Speech Outline format below to write your speech.
This is a template for the outline of your speech. You need an outline for your introduction, body, and conclusion. Write you speech in complete sentences using this outline format for your informative speech. This outline format will improve the clarity, brevity, content, and organization for your academic writing.
This will be my “script” to practice and practice for your Informative Speech Video that will also be submitted so please please no AI.
Informative Speech Outline
Introduction
I. First sentence (greeting or strategy)
II. Strategy (e.g. asking a question, stating a statistic, telling a story, or more)
A. Elaborate above
B. Continue elaboration with another sentence
III. Specific purpose (Today I want to inform about ….)
IV. Thesis (I will explain (two or three main points)
Body
I. There are many causes of problematic internet use for adolescents.
A. According to the Journal of Child Development published in 2021 the main driver is loneliness.
1. The authors characterize loneliness as a lack of satisfying interpersonal relationships.
2. And lonely individuals perceive themselves as less socially competent.
B. In Addictive Behaviors published in 2019, the critical role of parents’ relationship is emphasized.
1. Parent neglect is reflected in unresponsiveness to adolescent needs.
2. The parents are not there.
3. Adolescents need parental attention.
(Repeat Roman numeral I for second main point, II, and third main point, III, if needed).
Conclusion
I. First sentence (e.g. In conclusion, today I have informed you about….)
A. Rephrase first main point (I have explained….)
B. Rephrase second main point (I have explained….)
(Use upper case alphabet C if you have a third main point)
II. Thank you.
I need a Works Cited (Bibliography or References) page with each source formatted in a hanging indent. For example:
Works Cited
Feeney, A., Travers, E., O’Connor, E., Beck, S. R., & McCormack,T. (2018). Knowing when to hold ‘em: Regret and the relation between missed opportunities and risk taking in children, adolescents and adults. Cognition and Emotion, 32, 608–615.
I also need an extra credit critique. Extra credit critiques (10 points) are available for each speech. Review your speech video and then write about things that you could improve on (e.g. speaking too fast, no eye contact, lack of sources cited – you need a minimum of three credible sources, more consistent tempo/flow – variation of sentence structure and deliberate speech rate, etc.). A page or more and you will receive 10 points. Less than a page and you will receive a proportion of 10 points.
Credible Sources - Journal Articles. This course requires citing a minimum of three credible sources for each speech assignment. Journal articles are considered the most credible.
Specific purpose and Thesis. The specific purpose is your general purpose (to inform) with your topic added. For example, “Today I want to inform you about global warming.” Your thesis should break down your topic to two or three main points. For example, “I will explain using low-impact lightbulbs and taking a three-minute shower.”
There are also highly credible open access journal databases (click search and enter your topic):
PLOS
PNAS
Frontiers Journals
SAGE Open
https://journals.sagepub.com/home/sgo
THE ROYAL SOCIETY JOURNALS
https://royalsociety.org/journals/
Directory of Open Access Journals – Index of Diverse Open Access Journals
The Lancet
https://www.thelancet.com/open-access
Springer Open
MDPI - Open Access Journals