Purpose: To provide students with experience in public speaking.

A process speech is one which

• gives directions on how to do something
• or how to make something
• or that explains how something works.

Procedure:

• Choose a topic that interests you and that you already know something about.
• Choose a topic you will feel comfortable demonstrating.
• Organize your speech in chronological order since they focus on the steps of the process.
• Adapt your speech to your audience by including important details, concentrating on essentials, relating information to your audience's existing knowledge, and using appropriate language.
• Be sensitive to audience feedback.
• Have the necessary supplies for each person in the class to participate.
• Obtain permission if you need to use other equipment or rooms, such as basketballs, or the gym or home economics kitchen.

Assignment:

• Write and deliver a process (how to) speech on whatever topic you choose.
• The speech will be at least three minutes in length. You must demonstrate the topic with visual aids.
• Speeches will be presented in class and will continue until all have been given.
• You must turn in a written outline of your speech after you deliver it.
• You will be graded on the following rubric. (The numbers at the top of each category are the point value of each category.)

Name ____________________________________________ Overall Grade _________

Process Speech _________________________________________________________