Informative Speech Proposal 1. What is your overall topic idea? (This can be a fairly broad statement at this point.) 2. Why have you chosen this topic? What do you find interesting about it? Why do you think it is significant? What relevant expertise do you have, or how will you establish credibility? 3. Why should your audience care about this topic? What will they learn from your speech? If this is a more well-known or prominent topic of discussion, what will they learn that is new? 4. What challenges do you foresee in developing a speech on this topic? 5. Write a working thesis statement. Remember, this is just a starting point. However, having a thesis statement in mind will help you focus your research and efforts as you develop your speech. It also helps me better understand how you foresee this topic developing and allows me to give you more productive feedback. 6. What do you think your main ideas will be? (List them specifically.) 7. Identify at least two sources that may be helpful for your research. (Note: Google is not a source. List two specific sources here.)
