Part 1 Topic Selection (ABOUT 250 WORDS)
Overview
For part 1 of the Persuading Different Audiences Project, you will complete a topic selection assignment in which you choose the topic that you will research and speak on for the rest of the semester.
Guidelines for Choosing a Topic
When choosing your topic, keep the following guidelines in mind.
- Your topic must be an issue of national or international importance.
- Your topic should be a broad issue, not an opinion statement (for example, “public transit” instead of “public transit is good” or “why you should use public transit”).
- Your topic should be an issue about which you are able to gather a substantial amount of research.
- Your topic should be something that you care enough about to speak on all semester.
How to Complete the Topic Selection Assignment
After you have chosen a topic, you can complete the Topic Selection Assignment by answering the following questions in a 1-2 page write up.
- Why is this topic important to speak about?
- Why are you personally invested in this topic? (Does it affect you? People close to you? Do you have experience with it?).
- What is your stance on this topic? (What’s your opinion about it? Why?)
- What are some things you think people should be doing with regard to this topic?
Part 2 Annotated Bibliography
Overview
For part 2 of this project, you will complete an annotated bibliography of 10 sources about your topic. You will be using these sources throughout the rest of the semester, so it is important that you select sources that that are both highly relevant and diverse (in other words, do not choose a bunch of sources that say the same thing). These sources also must demonstrate depth of research about your topic. Do not choose the first 10 sources that you find on Google lest you make the rest of this project difficult on yourself. Instead, research deeply so that you find sources that are credible and trustworthy.
This assignment the base upon which all your speeches will rest.You will not be allowed to present your speeches until the annotated bibliography is complete.
Requirements
Please, adhere to the following requirements when creating your annotated bibliography.
- Of your 10 sources, at least 1 must be a book (these can be obtained electronically through the FSC Library).
- Of your 10 sources, at least 2 must be peer-reviewed articles (these can be obtained electronically through the FSC library).
- Sources obtained from the internet must be from credible, highly fact-checked outlets (for example, Politico, The Atlantic, NYT, Wall Street Journal, The Hill, so on).
- Sources must be listed alphabetically in APA style.
- All annotation questions must be addressed for each source.
What to Write in your Annotations
For each source, please address the following prompts in a brief annotation.
- Summarize the source in 3-4 sentences using your OWN words (do not copy and paste).
- Explain why the source is credible (1-2 sentences).
- Explain why the source is important for understanding your topic (1-2 sentences).
Part 3 Overview
Overview
Part 3 of this project is your first major, self-written speech. For this speech, you will be speaking to an uninformed or apathetic audience of your choice (you will identify this audience on your outline and in the journal assignment leading up to this speech). The overall goal of this speech is simply to convince your audience that your topic is important.
Keep in mind that this type of audience is unlikely to know much about your topic. This, however, does not mean that you will simply be giving an informative speech. In addition to informing the audience, you must also make sure that you are trying to convince them that the topic is important through the way you talk about them, yourself, and your topic.
Requirements
Please, adhere to the following guidelines.
- Your speech must be 5-7 minutes long.
- Your speech must cite at least 4 of the sources from your annotated bibliography.
- Your speech mustexplicitlyaddress the audience at hand (identifying specific individuals, experiences group names, so on).
- You must be explicit about what you are persuading your audience of.
- Your speech must make use of a slideshow presentation.
- please write down what you gonna say in the presentation.
Speech Outline for Part 3 Overview
For all of your speeches in this project, you will complete a 1-2-page roman numeral outline that gives an overview of your presentation’s organization and your main points. This outline should start with full sentences and become briefer as you provide detail. As well, this outline should identify where you are using sources in your speech as well as provide a bibliography of your sources in APA style.
What Your Outline Should Include
Your outline should identify all the following components of your speech.
- Speech Purpose
- Your Target Audience (be specific)
- Hypothetical speech location
- Thesis statement.
- Preview of points.
- Transition Statements
- Where you are using your sources (cite parenthetically in APA style).
- A bibliography of your sources in APA style.
What I Do Not Want You To Do
Your outline should not be any of the following things:
- A verbatim manuscript.
- Only main points.
PowerPoint Slides for Parts 3
For your all of your speeches in this project, you are required to create a PowerPoint slideshow to use during your presentation. These slides should guide you while you are presenting your speech as well as provide basic information to your audience. Your slides, however, should not serve as a script for your speech. That is, please do not read off your slides.
Requirements
- Your slide show must have at least 4 slides, not including the title slide.
- Your slides should cite information that you are referencing orally.
- Your slides should be easy to read (no colors that blend or tiny fonts).
- Your slides should not be overly animated.
How To Turn In Your Slides
In addition to showing them while you speak, you will also submit your slides as a .pdf document to Blackboard. You can find instructions for how to do this below.