According to several recent studies quoted in your text, the most important skills employers are seeking in college graduates are

Using key passages from sources you do not credit in your speech is an unethical practice known as 

What are important guidelines for the use of statistics in a speech?

Please write a complete outline, following the rules I have taught you in class this semester.  Your outline should be formatted in the same way as you have formatted your informative speech outlines.  You DO NOT need to include a heading (your name, class, date, assignment).  You also DO NOT need to include a bibliography/works cited.  You DO need to include EVERY other element that belongs in the outline.  Please remember to use full sentences in the appropriate places, and remember to keep it simple.  You will be graded on mechanics (grammar, punctuation, indentation, formatting), as well as content (including all of the essential elements, and choosing appropriate, logical main points, sub points, etc.).  I am not concerned with spelling; therefore, you will not be marked down for incorrect spelling.  Your outline should look like the sample outlines I have provided for you.  Feel free to be creative–you can make things up (I am not looking for absolute facts), and you can tweak these topics, if you’d like. You may choose any one of the following Topics: *How to decide on your college major *The benefits of owning a pet *Fun games you can enjoy at the beach

You should always memorize your speech so you won’t forget any of the words.

The next five questions are based on the following scenario: Researchers wanted to know whether perspective taking or empathy are useful in negotiations, and whether this differs depending on one’s role in the negotiation (i.e., employer vs candidate). They compared perspective taking, empathy, and control instructions in a negotiation task with dyads where each member was assigned the role of ’employer’ or ‘candidate’.  The DV was how ‘well’ the participant did in the negotiation (how good a deal they got).

In Daryl’s speech on football, he tells the audience in the introduction that he is going to discuss the history of the sport, some of the rules, and the benefits of playing football on cardiovascular fitness.  What element of speech writing is Daryl demonstrating?

The next three questions are based on the following scenario: A researcher is interested in whether a gender essentializing (vs. de-essentializing) prime will influence likelihood of discrimination against gay people. The researcher presents participants with a research article that either emphasizes genetic, hormonal, and neurological differences between men and women (describing the differences as large, with very little overlap between men and women) or de-emphasizes these differences (describing them as small, and with a lot of overlap). The participants then each evaluate two male candidates for a hypothetical job. The candidates’ resumes are matched in terms of experience, and the interview transcripts are also matched for indications of desirable employee qualities and job fit. Both candidates disclose information about their spouse in the context of the interview, but for one candidate the spouse is male and for the other the spouse is female. After reviewing each candidate’s materials, the participants first make ratings about their impressions of the candidate’s characteristics (i.e., “This candidate is dependable”, “… competent”, “… well-qualified”, etc., rated on a Likert-type scale of “Strongly Disagree” to “Strongly Agree”) and then indicate whether the employer should hire that candidate (Yes/No).

If a speech is well written, it can be presented to anyone, anytime.

The introduction should be prepared before you have organized the body of your speech.