Q Purpose: To prepare you to give your first speech and to help you understand how a speech is organized for the most effective delivery. Instructions: Review the instructions for Speech Assignment 1 below. Download the “Self-Concept Speech Outline FormDownload Self-Concept Speech Outline Form”. Use the outline form to help you compose your speech. Follow the submission instructions on the form and submit it by Thursday night. Speech Outline Grading Rubric Requirement Meets expectations Partially meets expectations Does not meet expectations Self-Concept Outline Form is used and followed. 4 points 2-3 points 0-1 points Individual elements of the Introduction are appropriate. 4 points 2-3 points 0-1 points Main points tell the audience about the speaker. 4 points 2-3 points 0-1 points Transition statements move the audience from point to point throughout the speech. 4 points 2-3 points 0-1 points Individual elements of the Conclusion are appropriate. 4 points 2-3 points 0-1 points Speech Assignment 1: Self-concept Speech Purpose: To give you an opportunity to speak in front of an audience and to get to know your classmates. It will also help me to evaluate your current speaking skills, so that I can give you feedback on your strengths and weaknesses that you can use to improve those skills. This speech must: • Introduce you to your audience. Remember that the target audience for your speech is your classmates, not the instructor. • Be centered around one central idea. o The environment in which you grew up; o A person who had a major impact upon you; o An unusual experience; o An activity that brings pleasure or meaning to your life; o A job that has shaped your life; o A personal goal or value; o Something that has shaped you into who you are. o Telling your entire life story; o Introducing all of your family members and friends; o Listing irrelevant facts, like all the places you have lived. o Some ideas you might use as a focus for your central idea include: o Some things to avoid: • Explain how you see, and feel about, yourself; • Show that you are willing to communicate by making eye contact and showing enthusiasm through your voice. • Minimize distracting gestures and posture. • Conform to a 2-4 minute time frame. Basic speech requirements: • Required outline (Use the Self-concept Outline Form in Doc Sharing) o Must be on the date assigned. • Must be delivered extemporaneously: o from a brief speaking outline on 3-5 note cards; o with reasonable directness and competency; • Must be delivered in front of the class. Grade: Self-concept Speech = 100 points • Outline (Unit 1 Homework assignment) = 20 points • Delivery (Unit 2 Speaking Assignment) = 80 points