POWER POINT ON KAMALA HARRIS

DUE IN 5 DAYS

INSTRUCTIONS ARE ATTACHED

Informative Speech – 100 points

This is your first formal speech. You will first create an outline to use as a guide for your presentation,
using outside resources such as websites and the library database to find information to share with your
audience. More information on the outline is provided in the weekly module. It is a separate assignment.
The PowerPoint you should make is also a separate assignment. The instructions for the ​speech​ are as
follows:

Choose a person whom you wish to ​inform​ your audience about.​ Examples include a
celebrity, sports figure, president/CEO of a company, someone from history, etc. It must be
someone you can find information about from at least 3 sources (websites, books, database
articles, etc.). You cannot give a speech about a family member or friend.

● Record yourself giving a ​4-6 minute​ speech.
○ You must stand fully and record far enough back where I can see you standing.
○ Your speech is going to be based on your outline that you create first. See these

assignment details in the weekly module.
○ You may use notecards or a printed copy of your outline to help you stay on

track.
● You should cite at least ​3 sources​ in your outline, on your reference page (listed in APA

or MLA format) AND verbally during the presentation. An example of this: “According to
a 2019 article published in the New York Times…”

● You should create a ​PowerPoint (or Prezi)​ to use in the background as you are
presenting. Do not hold your computer with the PowerPoint. Connect it to a TV or set it
on a table behind you as you are presenting. This is a separate assignment you will
submit. See weekly module for more details.

● Business casual is recommended. Points will be taken off for extremely casual wear
such as pajamas, sweats or distracting clothing.

Some miscellaneous tips:

● Introduction: Begin with an attention-getter. This could be a quote, question, etc. Don’t
just tell us your name and who you will be presenting about.

● Body: Include about 3-5 main points describing your person. Some main points may be:
who they are, their accomplishments, why they’re important to you, etc.

○ Remember, this is an ​informative​ speech. This means you will educate us about
this person. You should not persuade us that this is your favorite person, actor,
etc. (although it may be, don’t let it be too obvious to your audience!).

● Conclusion: You will wrap up by briefly recapping your main points. Include a very brief
summary and end with a concluding statement (NOT “That’s it”!).

● Upload your video recording of yourself giving the speech on YouTube and make the
settings “​Unlisted​”. Once you click on this assignment, copy and paste the link to your
video and press submit.

● There are examples and other helpful tips provided in this week’s module and in the
“Welcome” folder.

● Don’t forget–you should create an outline first, then the PowerPoint, and then use those
to give the actual speech.

Audience “requirement”:
Typically, an audience of 3 adults is required for all college-level speech classes in Texas.
Given the circumstances of the pandemic, please only use people who live in your household or
who you are comfortable being around. If you do no thave three people for an audience,
consider using FaceTime or Zoom to have an audience “electronically.”

* If you are unable to get audience members to watch you as you are presenting this semester,
no deduction will be made due to COVID.

Informative PowerPoint Assignment – 20 points

This is the PowerPoint you will create to use during your informative speech presentation. It should be
included in the background of your speech recording. You will not read from it directly; instead it helps
your audience have a visual while you are talking about your topic. Hook it up to a TV or have it placed on
a table, bookshelf, etc. behind you as you are presenting. Do not hold up a device that has the
PowerPoint.

The PowerPoint should include the following:

● Introduction slide – title of presentation and student name
● 1-2 slides per main point
● Conclusion slide

Miscellaneous tips:

● The title of the slide should be larger font than the rest of the slide text
● Text in the body of the slide should be around size 24-32
● Use around 25 words or less words on each slide.

○ This will help you use a conversational style while presenting instead of being
tempted to read from it directly.

● Use clear images. No more than 4 images per slide
● You may also use Prezi or Google Slides, as long as I am able to access it in proper

format.