The informative speech is required in every speech class. It's a challenging assignment, so I thought it might be helpful to provide a sample speech with some related files. I've included a sample informative speech, delivered via YouTube along with a sample outline. Sometimes, you just need to see a finished product to help you get started - so here they are: Informative Speech Example Hopefully this helps! What Makes a President Thesis Statement: Thomas Jefferson’s influence was born out of a great love of nature, knowledge and the world Introduction: I. (Attention Getter) “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness (US 1776).” II. (Introduce Topic) You may recognize these powerful words from the Declaration of Independence, which was written by Thomas Jefferson. III. (R...
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