<p> The Speech – Junior Project</p><p>Content:</p><p> 5 – 7 minutes</p><p> Effective introduction</p><p> Clearly stated purpose</p><p> o General Purpose: (Is your goal to inform, persuade, or entertain?) o Specific Purpose: (What do you want your audience to know after your speech?) o Thesis: (What specific things do you want your audience to remember after your speech?)  3 – 5 main points</p><p> Organization</p><p> Effective Conclusion</p><p>Body of the Speech:</p><p> Deductive vs. Inductive – </p><p>Deductive – Let the audience know up front what your topic is and what your opinion of it is</p><p>Inductive – Build up to your topic and opinion</p><p> Cause & Effect – </p><p>What events led up to the current situation?</p><p>Increasing levels of pollution led to an increase in acid rain.</p><p> Chronological Order</p><p>Just like it sounds – 1, 2, 3 in order!</p><p> Transitions – </p><p>Lead the audience from one topic/point to another SMOOTHLY</p><p>1 This leads me to my next point…</p><p>Highlight key facts</p><p>This is important to remember…</p><p>Outline Model:</p><p>1. Introduction a. Attention Getter – generate curiosity in your audience (Typical ways to start a presentation include stories, rhetorical questions, or startling facts that are related to your topic.) b. Topic/Reason to Listen – clarify your purpose (Don’t make your audience guess. Tell them what you will be talking about and why it is important to them.) c. Credibility – why should your audience listen to you? d. Preview Key Points – tell us what you are going to tell us 2. Body a. Key Point (Repeat 3 – 5x) i. Supporting Information ii. Supporting Information 3. Conclusion a. Restate Key Points – tell us what you told us b. Reason to Remember – have an exit line planned</p><p>Power Point Requirements The objective: Your Power Point should provide an outline for your speech.  It should give me a brief summary of your research—basic background, then causes/effects or problems/solutions.  It should contain some self-reflection about what you learned from the research process (NOT JUST CONTENT).  It should be 8-10 slides in length.</p><p>Things to REMEMBER:  Don’t overload each slide with information! (No paragraphs!)  Don’t forget to proofread!  Don’t put busy backgrounds or crazy (illegible) fonts!  Don’t have just words on a slide (and no pictures!)  Don’t make the fonts too small!</p><p>Use the checklist/outline below to create and organize your Power Point:</p><p>2 (You may even want to use these titles as your slide titles.)  Title Slide—include your name, your topic, and some sort of artwork  Introduction  Background Information—define any terms, etc.  Causes/Problems  Effects/Solutions  Self-Reflection (see page 40)  Conclusion</p><p>3</p>