Purpose: The purpose of this speech is to inform your audience about something that is important to or of interest to you and hopefully your audience. Remember to be objective – presenting facts and information in a straightforward and evenhanded way, free of influence from the speaker’s personal thoughts and opinions- rather than subjective – presenting facts and information from a particular point of view.

Goals: To provide information that is relevant and reliable in a way that is respectful of the audience and the subject.

Method: Use a minimum of three sources. All sources must be cited properly. Use the informative speech guidelines from class. Must contain 3 visual aids.

Organization: Every speech should have an introduction, body and conclusion. Review how to create an outline. Refer to the outline handout because all points must be on the outline to receive full credit for the outline.