Lackawanna COM125 2022 February Module 2 Assignment Latest

COM125 Effective Speaking

Module 2 Assignment  

Speech of Celebration

In this speech, you will be introducing yourself to us (via video) to the rest of the class. You will present this speech celebrating all your accomplishments. It's a ceremonial speech. Pretend that you have just won an award or election you can decide this.

The job of an introduction speech is to:

introduce yourself

create a welcoming, attentive ready-and-motivated-to-listen anticipation in the audience

focus and unite the audience, ready them for what is to come.

Below are some things you will need to include in your speech. Choose 4 of the following 7:

Current academic/career goals – explain or elaborate in a few sentences

Favorite activity or hobby - explain or elaborate in a few sentences, make it interesting

Person who most inspires you- explain or elaborate in a few sentences, including why

Members of immediate family - explain or elaborate in a few sentences, perhaps how the personality of the family formed the person

One interesting thing about you - explain or elaborate in a few sentences

One interesting thing about your hometown - explain or elaborate in a few sentences

The principle or credo (beliefs) they live by - explain or elaborate in a few sentences, maybe why they are being honored

Introduce yourself and the highlights from your life. Remember, the goal of every speech is to improve the lives of the audience.  What’s in it for them?

Organize the information into some kind of logical pattern that will make it easy for the audience to follow.  Chronological, or otherwise.  The pattern of the speech needs to be very clear.  This can be accomplished by using signposts, or linking devices that cue the audience in to what is coming next.  For example, “Leo originally majored in Nuclear Physics at Stanford, and you may wonder why he’s not a physicist now.  Leo later decided radio was what he really wanted to do with his life.  And that’s why he’s poor and unemployed today!”

This speech will run from 2-3 minutes.  PLEASE keep an eye on the time, and do not run less than 2 minutes or more than 3 minutes.  This is an important part of your grade.

You’ll be graded on whether or not you used 4 of the 7 points above.  You’ll also be graded on delivery (including but not limited to eye contact), energy, poise, creativity, staying within the time frame, and organization.