Overview
Part One
1. Create a personal inventory speech: five categories: cultural hobbies/background, interests, certifications/trophies, travel, situational experiences. CREATE A COLORFUL MAP/CHART. Attached is what it should look like.
2. Come up with an informative topic based on personal inventory that will captivate my audience.
hobbies: playing basketball, enjoying nature, reading, (you can add-on)
certifications: honors program, mvp in basketball, defensive player in basketball, principals list
travel: traveled to belize
situational experiences, interests: you can make something
link: https://bluejayblog.wordpress.com/2023/05/18/perio...
Part Two
2. Topic: You choose.
Brainstorming
1. What are some exceptional experiences you or your subject have had in your life? Biking the world's second most dangerous mountain bike trail? Having an amazing/quirky/silly pet?
2. What funny/scary/memorable things happened during your or your subject's childhood? Did you get separated from your parents on an outing as a small child? Is there a funny story that your parents always tell everyone about you?
3. Have you had a job that put you or your subject into ridiculous/interesting/funny situations? Were you a server in a pirate themed restaurant? Did you win an award?
4. What adventures have you or your subject been on with friends? Did you have an eventful hike/party/school trip? Did you explore your parents' attic with your friends to find a hidden treasure?
Evaluation
5. Is this a story you are truly excited to tell? Narrative speeches work best when the speaker is enthusiastic and genuine.
Yes
No
6.
Can you connect your audience to this story through your retelling of it?
Yes
No
Preparing to Research
1. What are some possible sources for reliable research and where will you find this material? Will you go online? To the campus library? Will you conduct interviews? Depending on the type/assignment, you may want to seek out credible information on your narrative subject to supplement your own memory.
2. How will you decide which sources to consider? Focus of the article/book? Credibility of the author?
Evaluating Your Research
3. Are these sources credible? Will your audience find these sources credible?
Yes
No
4. Will these sources help you write the speech you want to give? Do they focus on the aspects of your topic that you're most interested in talking about?
Yes
No
5. How will you evaluate your research so as to ensure an ethically balanced speech that is unbiased, objective, and fair?
6. Have you thoroughly prepared for this speech in an ethical and honest way? Does this speech reflect your own work, and not the work of someone else?
Yes
No
Cite your references according to the MLA style guide.
Example: Fussell, Paul. Uniforms: Why We Are What We Wear. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2002. Print.Topic
Make an Outline
1. Title
2. Purpose Statement/Goal
3. Thesis/Central Idea
4. Organization Pattern [?]
Introduction
Conclusion
4. Note cards