Genetic Testing Informative Speech

Informative Speech Video Assignment My informative speech’s specific purpose was to inform my classmates about genetic testing and how it relates to cancer. I feel like I achieved my purpose well, but would have done better if we had more time for our informative speech. Genetic testing is a complex topic and is hard to fit into a five-minute speech. Overall, I believe I did well in teaching my classmates about genetic testing and cancer. My introduction in this speech went much better than my demonstration speech introduction. My first introduction was weak and was not delivered as well as my introduction in this speech. I improved by introduction by gaining attention and previewing all the main points. In my first speech, I did not preview all of my main points and used a boring fact as an attention getter. In this speech, I discussed my personal experience with the whole process which helped gained interest and a need. My oral citations helped me establish my credibility. My sources helped me convey facts and my information in a more effective manner. I discussed how The National Human Genome Research Institute’s article described what genetic testing actually is. I also discussed an article titled, What are the pros and cons of Genetic Screening. This article helped my audience understand how genetic testing can …show more content…
My transitions helped me deliver my speech more effectively and clearly. In each of my transitions, I would review what I discussed and then preview what I was going to talk about. For example, I stated “We’ve discussed what genetic testing is and who should get it done, now let’s discuss how genetic testing can help you”. This helped my audience by reminding them of my main points. My last transition was “We have discussed genetic testing and my personal experience; now let’s summarize briefly”. This made it clear to my audience that I was reaching the end of my