Attention getter for electric cars

Speech 2: How Does it Work?

This assignment instructs students in effective ways to talk about processes, especially those associated with technology. The object of the speech is to describe a simple piece of technology (e.g., a contact lens, an ink pen, a compact disc) and to state what it does and how it works. This assignment utilizes clarifying strategies derived from science writing. You must start with a simple definition of the technology. Next, you must describe the essential parts of the technology and how those parts work together. You must be able to describe clearly what the technology does and how it does it. Because the workings of technology are often counterintuitive to many laypersons, speakers must use an analogy and a non-example in the speech as clarifying devices. Make sure you focus the content of your speech to fit within a five-minute time frame. This means you might have to choose part of a process or technology to discuss because the whole process or technology would take too much time. So instead of telling us how an electric car functions, focus on the self-regenerating breaks that many electric cars use to recharge their batteries. This is not a “how to” speech, your topic should not be demonstrated.

Technical Requirements:

· 5-minutes in length

· Visual aids are required

· Visual aids must be shown in your recording as you are speaking

· Visual aids cannot block your face at any point during your speech, either physically or in the recording

· You upload or email me your recording before midnight on the due date (if you emailed it to me, say so in this assignment's text entry)

· You are the only person in your video

· Your face must be in-frame for your entire speech

· You are professionally dressed (business casual is fine for this)

Title: My Example Outline for COMM212

Name: Steven Waldorf

Topic: Proper Outlining

Purpose Statement: I will construct a preparatory outline to assist students in understanding what is exactly entailed for an outline.

Introduction: In the rest of this outline, I will demonstrate what bullet points I require in your outlines.

Attention-Getter: HEY! This is where I would write my attention-getter! An attention

getter is the first thing you say or do in your speech!

Thesis Statement: If I were speaking, I would demonstrate the purpose of my speech

here. This is similar to the above Purpose Statement, but the purpose statement is directed to me (the professor) whereas your Thesis Statement is directed to your audience.

Preview Main Points: I will be covering the 3-body point structure.

Transition 1: First, let’s focus on the body of an outline.

Body 1: This portion will address how to structure body points in your outline.

Subpoint: Specifically, I will address the issue of subpoints and details.

Detail: Every point you make in your speech will contain subpoints and details. If you can cover your point without addressing its subpoints or details, the body point is too shallow.

Subpoint: Here, I will show that you don’t need to WRITE a detail for every subpoint in your outlines.

Transition 2: I have addressed a body point that has greater details articulated within, now we will move to body points that do not.

Body 2: In writing an outline, various body points will be stronger than others. In my writing, this body point is weaker than the first as it has no subpoints nor details.

Transition 3: Furthermore, we will cover body points that have subpoints but no details.

Body 3: You can structure your body points however you like when you’re giving your speech. You must follow different rules when making an outline.

Subpoint: In an outline, I will only require that you have a subpoint or detail at least

once. It will benefit you far better to write more fully in your outline so that you can test if your speech will be strong enough to present.

Transitional 4: As I have written, this is how you must structure your outline.

Conclusion: In a conclusion, you wrap up everything you have mentioned. I will be referential to my thesis statement and my body points. The purpose for doing this is so you bookend your speech – this removes any confusion and makes your speech remembered better than it was.

Bibliography:

Here will goes all your sources. All sources must be actually cited, if you drop a hyperlink as a reference or don’t cite your sources, you get a 0%. Cite sources in APA 7, templates are available online. In APA 7, all sources must be alphabetized by the first author’s last name.