Overview:
In this assignment you will research, prepare, rehearse, and record and upload (using the canvas media editor) an advocacy speech.
Requirements:
Your speech should adhere to the advocacy speaking guidelines discussed in this module . Pay particular attention to key organizational elements in the introduction, body, and conclusion. You must have a clear problem and legislative solution. Utilize clear source citations prior to any quoted material. Quote a minimum of four credible sources. Additionally, you should follow the best practices standards described on the how to video tape a speech in canvas page How to Record and Submit a Media Recording. The speech should be between 4 and 5 minutes long.
Directions:
Choose a topic from the advocacy speech topics page Advocacy Speech Topics, or use a topic you have approved . Find at least four credible quotations to support your main points.
Make sure you make note of the author of the citation, their credentials, and the date. Following the outline described in the Advocacy Speech Structure, construct a 4-5 minute speech. Using a single note card (with your outline and quoted sources on it), rehearse the speech at least three times standing.
Record and submit the speech using the canvas media editor. Remember to stand, maintain consistent eye contact, speak loudly, and gesture. BTW-always give canvas some time to save-you may hit the save key and nothing will happen.
Grading Criteria: There are 20 points possible. To receive full credit your speech must include:.
1. Topic: was your topic selected from advocacy speech topic page, or approved by me?
2. Introduction: do you start with an attention getter, include a thesis, include a preview?
3. Body: do you include the effect and cause of the problem and a legislative solution?
4. Body: do you utilize at least four quoted sources to support your body points?
5. Body: do you use transitions between body points?
6. Delivery: are you speaking in a clear, assertive voice, reasonably free of verbal non fluencies (uhm, like,etc).?
7: Delivery: do you maintain consistent eye contact (allowing for looking at card occasionally)?
8. Delivery: are you standing?
9. Delivery: are you gesturing?
10. Conclusion: do you include a summary and closure?
Advocacy Speech Topics
Topics and Guidelines
What follows are a list of topics for the advocacy speech assignment. Feel free to use any of those topics or to email me with a topic of your own. Remember that all topics need to involve a current social problem that might be remedied by a legislative solution. You can’t argue to maintain the status quo-you must argue for a legislative change.
Increased regulation of the method of collecting and counting votes in national elections
Increased penalties for violence perpetrated during political protests
Increased training for police officers who confront hearing impaired people
More regulation of natural supplements
Reduction in animal testing for medical purposes
Increasing taxes on meat
Mandatory home economics classes
Increased regulation of support dogs
Build more nuclear power plants
Federal ban on assault weapons
Restore affirmative action for UC admissions
Free California public university tuition for residents
Increased requirements to receive California driver’s licenses
Increased regulation of the cruise industry
Increased regulation of senior living facilities
Swimming lessons for inner-city children
