Learning Activity Purpose Statement:
• To select an appropriate topic for the Briefing Speech
• To analyze the speaking context and the target audience
• To write a specific speech purpose and thesis statement
• To write 3 audience analysis questions for the Briefing Speech

Instructions
To complete the Module 5 Learning Activity, you will need to:

1. Identify your Briefing Speech Topic. This topic should be a current news story (within the last 6 months) that affected or is affecting people at the local, state, national, or global level. Give a brief (2-3 sentence summary) of the news story here:
2. I have chosen this news story as my Briefing Speech topic because:
3. I think this topic/news story relates to my target audience in the following ways:
4. I will strive to be an unbiased reporter by:
5. Because I will not be delivering a synchronous presentation to my audience, I will remember to:
6. My proposed Specific Speech Purpose is as follows:
7. My proposed Thesis Statement is as follows:
8. These are 3 specific questions I will ask my audience in our Module 5 Video Conference. Note: These questions should be designed to elicit feedback about your audience with respect to your topic. Ask good questions that will help you craft a speech that is most helpful to your target audience. Use Chapter 6 as a guide when writing your questions.
9. Question #1:
10. Question #2:
11. Question #3: