Kamehameha Schools Maui Campus
Speech Communication
Ms. Romero
Informative Speech: Admirable Leader Speech
What are the qualities or traits that make an effective leader?
Standard 9.7.15
Deliver expository (informational) presentations:
 Provide evidence in support of a thesis and related claims,
including information on all relevant perspectives.
 Convey information and ideas from primary and secondary
sources accurately and coherently.
 Make distinctions between the relative value and
significance of specific data, facts, and ideas.
 Include visual aids by employing appropriate technology to
organize and display information on charts, maps, and
graphs.
 Anticipate and address the listeners’ potential
misunderstandings, biases, and expectations.
 Use technical terms and notations accurately.
What are the qualities or traits that make an effective leader?
Why are some people able to accomplish great things, while
others fade into the background? What distinguishes a ‘great’
leader from a ‘good’ leader? These are just some of the types of
questions you will be considering during your Admirable Leader
Speech. Your goal is to convey information in an interesting and
accurate manner.
Research is an important aspect of this speech. Research the
following aspects of your leader’s life, including:
 Biography of early life including historical setting
 Greatest influence on history/culture
 Other historical contributions
 Personal anecdotes or stories
 People that had a significant influence on your leader and
why
Although you will research all these areas of your leader’s
life, the focus of your speech will be on the 3 qualities or
traits that make the person you are researching a leader.
Criteria
At least three (3) different, complete oral citations
At least three (3) different types of figurative language
4-6 minutes in length
PowerPoint which follows the effective PowerPoint guidelines
discussed in class
Research & Oral Citations
Research is an important aspect of this particular speech. You
will use a variety of sources: interview, magazines, books, or
articles on the internet. You must orally cite all sources
during your speech. For example,
Michael Corleone, director of the Virginia Department of
Motor Vehicles, argues in a May 2002 Virginian Pilot
article that "the issuance of Commercial Driver's Licenses
is a waste of taxpayer money and DMV resources."
A 2003 article by Jackie Lambert on the Asian Politics
website argues that "the rise of nuclear weapons on the
Indian subcontinent is the biggest threat to our national
security."
A study by the American Plastics Council shows that between
1998 and 2001, curbside recycling rates rose by an
astounding 49%, as detailed in Alfredo Garcia's 2002
Opposing Viewpoints article.
This means that you must be careful to track what information
you are getting from which sources. Use the Research Chart to
take notes…see the sample. Make sure that you write down ALL the
information required for credible sources: author, date,
publication/website. If you do not have this information, your
oral citations will not be considered credible and you will lose
points on your presentation.
Timeline
Day One & Two (2/12 & 2/14 or 2/13 & 2/19)
Research topic and learn about oral citations.
Day Three (2/20 or 2/21)
Due: Research summary and works cited page (in MLA format).
Develop complete sentence outline for speech outline
incorporating your 3 oral citations and 3 uses of figurative
language.
Day Four (2/22 or 9/25)
Due: Complete sentence outline incorporating your 3 oral
citations and 3 uses of figurative language.
PowerPoint Guidelines & activity
Day Five (2/26 or 2/27)
Due: PowerPoint group presentations due.
Work on individual PowerPoint and speech
Day Six (2/28 or 3/1)
Due: Individual PowerPoint.
Practice with partners. Pull names to determine presentation
day.
Day Seven & Eight (3/4 & 3/6 or 3/5 & 3/7)
Admirable Leader presentations
My Research Notes About ____Jane
Smith____________________________________________
Name:
Research
Question 1
Research
Question 2
Date:
Where information
can I find about
Jane Smith’s early
life?
What qualities
does she possess
that makes her an
effective leader?
Research
Source
Born on July 4, 1985 in
Wailuku, Maui.
Attended Kahului School
before moving to
Hollywood in 1998 to star
in her own sitcom, “Janna
Louisiana”
Publication:
The Daily Times
Article: Jane’s
Amazing!
Author: Joe
Reporter
Published:
4/1/2000
Research
Source
Website:
jannalouisiana.
com
(Official show
page)
Page: Cast Bios
Author: Mary
Marketer
Date: not
listed
Research
Source
Jane’s favorite pet growing
up was a cat named “Kitty”.
Jane’s determination led
her to overcome her lisp.
The agents told her a girl
with a lisp would never be a
star , so she underwent
speech therapy to speak
better.
Research
Question 3