Posted: February 26th, 2023

Informative Speech Plan

Submit the following in the text box (no attachments or uploads will be accepted):

PART 1 (5 points)

List  and number five potential informative topics. Provide 2-3 sentences about their relevance to you.

PART 2 (5 points)

1. Identify the topic you will use for your speech and 2-3 lines about why you selected that above the other options.

2. Write the specific purpose statement that alludes to the precise goal for the speech: “My audience will …..” The purpose statement should be: a) a declarative statement, b) written as a complete sentence rather than a title or sentence fragment, c) descriptive and specific rather than vague, and d) focused on one idea.

3. Write a thesis statement that includes your three main points. 

PART 3 (15 points)

4. List five research materials in bibliographic form that you have found on your topic. Evaluate these sources as an annotated bibliography. You may select a book, scholarly journal article, newspaper or magazine article, or a website or media clip. You must select three different information source types. 

For each of these sources, do the following:

Write the citation in APA  

Links to an external site.

or MLA format. Formatting for most types of materials can be found in your text and the link provided. NOTE: If you have any questions about APA style and annotated bibliography, you may email your questions to the librarians, online-library@nvcc.edu. NOVA Online librarians are here to help you!

For your reference, here is a sample annotated bibliography, Example Annotated Bibliography Links to an external site.

Links to an external site.Label each part of the assignment.

BE SURE THAT YOU CORRECT THE FORMATTING IF YOU PASTE THE CONTENT INTO THE TEXT BOX FROM ANOTHER PROGRAM.