REQUIREMENTS

Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. An originality report is provided when you submit your task that can be used as a guide.

You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.

A. Describe your intended audience and why the topic is important to this audience (suggested length of 25 sentences).

B. Create a presentation plan (e.g., outline) for a five- to seven-minute presentation on your chosen topic by including the following parts:

1. An effective introduction that includes the following aspects:

an attention-getting opening

a thesis statement

a preview of the main points of the presentation

Note: For a five- to seven-minute speech, two to three main points are recommended.

2. Supporting evidence (e.g., statistics, published research) for the main points

Note: Avoid using personal opinion, personal research, or personal experience as your supporting evidence.

3. an effective conclusion that includes a summary of the main points and closing comments.

4. a minimum of three credible sources

a. Acknowledge sources within the text for all content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized, and provide a reference list that includes the author, date of publication, title, and location of information (e.g., publisher, journal, website URL) for each source. APA citation style is strongly encouraged.

Note: Refer to the attached APA Guide for Communication Performance Tasks if needed.

C. Attach one visual element (e.g., chart, graph, picture, model) that supports one of the main points with acknowledgement of any source information used.

C464 Task 1 Presentation Plan TEMPLATE

Requirements	Outline
Intended Audience Identify your audience for the speech. Be as specific as possible (include demographics if applicable).
Importance Statement Explain why your topic is important for the target audience.

INTRODUCTION

Requirements	Outline
Attention-getting Opening Grab your audiences attention with an interesting statistic, fact, compelling question, or story.
Thesis Statement Identify claim and main points in one sentence. We recommend this format: Research suggests that (major claim) because (main point 1) and (main point 2).
Preview of Main Points 1. List the first main point from the thesis 2. List the second main point from the thesis *Use highlights for guidance, feel free to remove after

BODY

Requirements		Outline
Main Point #1 One subpoint MUST have supporting evidence (shown via an in-text citation). Please refer to the example for how to do in-text citations. Add as many subpoints as needed. We recommend three.
Main Point #2 One subpoint MUST have supporting evidence (shown via an in-text citation). Please refer to the example for how to do in-text citations. Add as many subpoints as needed. We recommend three. Mark your plan to show your visual aid (it must be shown within either main point 1 or 2). Copy and paste your visual aid where you plan to support one of the main points. Add (Author, Date) underneath. Your visual aid needs to be something meaningful that helps your audience learn about or better understand what you are saying. If your visual aid doesnt fit, please paste it underneath the template. Dont forget to add your in-text citation underneath it.

CONCLUSION

Requirements	Outline
Restatement of Thesis To tie the speech together, restate the thesis from the introduction.
Summary of Main Points 1. Summarize the first main point from the thesis statement. 2. Summarize the second main point from the thesis statement.
Closing Comments End with a call to action, important point, or story to make your topic memorable for the audience.

FULL REFERENCES

Requirements	Outline
Provide a reference list that includes the author, date of publication, title, and location of information (e.g., publisher, journal, website URL) for each source. APA citation style is strongly encouraged. If there is no author: Use the organizations name as the author.