Informative Speech Assignment
See your class schedule for performance dates
Length: 3-5 minutes
Preparation Time: Varied. Minimum two (2) hours outside of class.
Topic: Student’s choice. Submit to Prof. Gomez for approval one week before
speech day.
Submission Required: Hardcopy full sentence outline (see template). Outline
should be typed in APA format in 11 or 12 point font. Arial, Times New Roman,
and Calibri are acceptable typefaces. All documents must be stapled. Emailed
submissions will not be accepted.
Grading Criteria: This speech is worth 15% of your final grade in this course.
The speech evaluation form will be used to evaluate your work.
Important Notes about Speech Day: A full sentence outline and works cited
page will be required for submission before you begin speaking. You WILL NOT
be allowed to speak without this outline in the instructor’s hand on speech day.
You may use index cards for your delivery outline, but do not have to submit
them.
Tardiness is distracting to the speakers. If you do arrive late and a speech is in
progress, please wait in the hall until the speaker is finished. It is your
responsibility to check with the instructor to be sure you are marked late instead
of absent. Missing more than 15 minutes of a class will be considered an
absence.
Everyone must be prepared on the first day the speech is scheduled. If you are
not prepared when called on to speak, you will receive a zero for the
assignment. If a documented emergency should prevent you from speaking on
your assigned day, a makeup speech may be arranged at the instructor’s
discretion. You must initiate the make-up speech process.