COMM 2025 Informative Demonstration Speech TILTed
Overview
This resource is a COMM 2025 Fundamentals of Communication Informative Demonstration Speech assignment that follows TILT (Transparency in Learning and Teaching.)
Informative Demonstration Speech Assignment
Purpose: By developing delivery, writing, and organization skills for a public speaking presentation, this assignment will help prepare you for professional and social speaking situations.
Skills: The Demonstration Speech will help you practice the following essential skills:
- Select an appropriate topic.
- Use supporting information from appropriate sources.
- Compose a well-organized preparation and delivery outline, using an appropriate organizational pattern.
- Create an introduction and conclusion that shows awareness of audience and purpose.
- Use correct formatting to cite sources orally and create a reference page (Works Cited page)
- Create effective visual/presentation aids.
- Deliver a well-organized, clear and concise speech to the audience.
Knowledge: The Demonstration Speech will give you the opportunity to apply the following important content knowledge:
- Recognizing the importance of audience when communicating.
- Utilizing an effective introduction and conclusion to engage your audience.
- Organizing content to engage your audience to help them understand and retain the information.
- Using delivery skills to create maximum impact.
- Using visual/presentation aids to enhance audience understanding.
- Understanding that effective communication requires providing support for ideas.
- Realizing the importance of acknowledging sources for the purpose of establishing credibility.
Task: To complete this assignment, you should complete each of the steps below. You can check off each step as you complete the step.
- Select a topic for the speech where you can show the audience how to do something, how to make something, or how something works.
- Find a minimum of 1 source for your speech topic. Cite your source in MLA format on your Works Cited page, and cite your source during your speech using an acceptable in-text oral citation.
- Develop a 3 to 5 minute speech demonstrating your speech topic.
- Organize your presentation using the preparation outline format. An example preparation outline is on pages 254-256 in your textbook.
- Create visual/presentation aids that will help the audience better understand your topic. Do not use the whiteboard, chalkboard or handouts as your visual aid.
- Rehearse one time using your preparation outline to time your speech; if your speech does not meet the time requirements, adjust accordingly and rehearse again.
- Use the delivery outline format to create the outline to use while presenting your speech. Be sure the delivery outline is no longer than one 8.5x11” sheet of paper, one side only, or three 4x6” notecards, one side only. An example delivery outline is on page 258-259 in your textbook.
- Rehearse your speech multiple times using your delivery outline and your visual/presentation aids. Focus on your verbal and nonverbal delivery as you rehearse. Continue to time your speech each rehearsal to ensure that you are within the 3 to 5 minute time requirements.
- Submit a digital copy of your preparation outline and delivery outline to the assignment dropbox prior to the speech session. Through the dropbox, TurnItIn will evaluate your submissions for plagiarism. You must submit your Preparation Outline and Delivery Outline to the Dropbox in order to receive their speech grade. If you use three 4x6" note cards for your delivery outline, submit a photo of the note cards front and back to the assignment dropbox. It is required for you to bring a copy of your preparation and delivery outline to the speech session to use while delivering your speech.
- Deliver your speech on your assigned speech day and time (see weekly course schedule for speech session dates). * It is essential that you are time. If you arrive late, wait outside the classroom until you hear applause before entering.
Criteria for Success: Please see the Speech Evaluation Rubric. This rubric is how your speech will be graded. Preparation outline with your Works Cited page and your delivery outline are due when you give your speech.