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.