Posted: April 24th, 2025

Informative Speech Topics

In SPCH 201, students will complete one presentation in class.  In this class students will present expository/informative presentations.

Because we have limited time available, I will choose the umbrella subject or general subject and then students will choose a subtopic for their presentation. 

The Unique Experience and Legacy of HBCUs in Shaping Excellence and Student Success”

This is the basic umbrella topic.  What this means, is that all of the informative presentations will focus on some aspect of the above topic.  Your task is to now choose a sub-topic specific to this main subject area.   Some sub-topics might include:

• Historical contributions of Leaders and Movements
• The role of HBCUs in civil rights movements and social justice
• The cultural and academic significance of HBCUs in fostering leadership
• HBCU traditions and their influence on student life and identity
• The challenges and opportunities facing HBCUs for next generations
• How HBCUs promote community, activism, and academic achievement
• The economic and societal impact of HBCUs on urban communities
• Comparing the experiences of HBCUs and PWIs

Hence, your task for this assignment is:

• to decide on a topic for your informative speech presentation
• to write a thesis statement for your topic 
• to find three academic sources that will provide credibility and relevance to your selection, these must be cited per the writing style of your discipline (if you add just the link, then you won’t get credit for the assignment.  We want a scholarly reference/citation. 
• 3 formal references to be listed

Please do not complete the assignment without all of the requested items or you will not receive credit.  When you upload, please:

• Use complete sentences
• Edit your work before uploading
• Upload by the deadline

  The assignments will not receive credit after the due date, but you will still need to advise me of your topic.    

It must be a topic that can be discussed in 6 minutes

There is a limit on how many students can do the same topic.  If by chance there are three students who have selected the same topic, only two will be able claim that topic and it will be based on time and date the topic was posted.  I will release the informative presentation guidelines soon. 

Please post your topic for the first formal presentation in this class.    

Remember, when I ask for formal references and citations, I am asking for the full reference citation, you can include the link, but posting just the link is not appropriate.  

Owl Purdue may be helpful in your writing activities.

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