Library: COM 231: Beck: Informative Speech

The Informative Speech

For this assignment, you will prepare a speech that informs your audience about a topic of your choosing; your goal is to increase your audience’s knowledge about and understanding of this topic. The information you present should be offered in such a way that you are informing the audience rather than seeming to convince them of a particular point of view. You will need to include outside research and a digital presentation in your speech.

There are several information areas you might want to consider for your speech, which may include (but are not limited to): (a) political, economic, social, or technological issues (be careful to remain neutral/informative!), (b) historical or current events, (c) theories, principles, or laws, (d) people, or (e) definitions of words, thoughts, or concepts.

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