The document focuses on understanding different types of speeches, specifically persuasive and informative speeches, and their relevance in effective communication. It emphasizes the importance of verbally communicating ideas clearly in both personal and professional settings and encourages completion of exercises to analyze speech characteristics. Additionally, it includes guidelines for a journal assignment regarding health information management and its future as influenced by technological advancements.

1. Persuasive vs Informative Speeches Worksheet
Reference: “Brilliant Public Speaking” from the University
Library
Verbal communication skills are among the top skills valued
most by employers. Being able to effectively communicate ideas
in a way that others can effectively understand is valuable
personally and professionally.
In everyday life, you will find that individuals use different
types of speeches to present information. A speech can be
informal or formal and change depending on the purpose,
audience, and context of the intended message. Being able to
identify and use the components of different types of speeches
will help your oral presentation skills in the community and at
work.
Completing this worksheet will demonstrate your ability to
identify the type, purpose, and audience for various oral
presentations.
Watch the following examples of persuasive and informative
speeches. Access these videos from your classroom.
· Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech
· ADD/ADHD: What Is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder?
Now, take what you’ve learned watching the speeches above
and complete the below table with the selected speeches from
this week’s University Library resources.Example
Use the following example to help you
complete this assignment.
Speech
Purpose
Audience
Type
Effectiveness

2. Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech
The purpose of this speech was to get the attention of
lawmakers and address the racial inequality as it related to
Black Americans in the United States.
The President of the United States, the Supreme Court, and
other lawmakers in the United States.
Persuasive
This speech was very effective as it caught the attention of the
intended audience and it brought about change that was
suggested within the speaker’s message.
“ADD/ADHD: What Is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder?” By Thomas E. Brown
The purpose of this speech is to provide a thorough review of
ADD/ADHD and what impact it has on those affected by
ADD/ADHD.
Anyone with ADD/ADHD or people who know someone with
ADD/ADHD.
Informative
This speech is effective as it clears up misconceptions people
may have when it comes to ADD/ADHD. The speaker stays on
topic with providing the audience with only information. He
does not interject opinion.
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reserved.Your Responses
Speech
Purpose
(What is the goal of the speech? How can you tell what the
purpose is?)
Audience
(For whom is the speech written or to whom will it be

3. delivered? How can you identify the audience?)
Type
(Is it informative or persuasive?)
Characteristics
(What aspects of this speech help you identify it as informative
or persuasive?)
Effectiveness
(How well did the speech achieve its purpose? What makes it
effective or ineffective?)
TEDTalks: “Greta Thunberg—The Disarming Case to Act Right
Now on Climate Change”
“Science, Strings, and Symphonies”
“Aryle Kathcart, School to Prison Pipeline in America”
TEDTalks: “Sonaar Luthra—We Need to Track the World's
Water Like We Track the Weather”
Speech

4. Purpose
(What is the goal of the speech? How can you tell what the
purpose is?)
Audience
(For whom is the speech written or to whom will it be
delivered? How can you identify the audience?)
Type
(Is it informative or persuasive?)
Characteristics
(What aspects of this speech help you identify it as informative
or persuasive?)
Effectiveness
(How well did the speech achieve its purpose? What makes it
effective or ineffective?)
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HIM 500 Module Ten Journal Guidelines and Rubric
Journal activities in this course are private between you and the

5. instructor. This journal is meant to help you consider what you
have learned and come up with a
plan to apply it to either your current or future profession.
In your journal, reflect on the following:
• Based on the readings, consider generally what the future of
health information management might hold. How will
advancements in technology affect
the field?
• Reflect on one of the concepts you learned in this course.
What makes this concept stick out to you?
• Finally, consider how you will apply your new knowledge to
your program at SNHU. What about to your current or future
profession?
Guidelines for Submission: Your journal assignment should be
between 2 and 3 paragraphs. Any references should be cited in
APA style. Submit assignment as a
Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New
Roman font, and one-inch margins.
Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (70%)
Not Evident (0%) Value
Future of Health
Information Management
Considers the future of health
information management in
relation to new technologies
Considers the future of health
information management, but
without consideration of
technology and with gaps in clarity

6. or detail
Does not consider the future of
health information management
30
Reflection Reflects on what was learned in
this course
Reflects on what was learned in
this course, but is unclear or lacks
detail
Does not reflect on what was
learned in this course
30
Application Describes a plan for applying new
knowledge to program or
profession
Describes a plan for applying new
knowledge to program or
profession, but is unclear or lacks
detail
Does not describe a plan for
applying new knowledge to
program or profession
30
Articulation of Response Journal assignment is free of errors
of organization and grammar

7. Journal assignment contains errors
of organization and grammar, but
errors are limited enough so that
assignment can be understood
Journal assignment contains errors
of organization and grammar,
making the assignment difficult to
understand
10
Total 100%
HIM 500 Module Ten Journal Guidelines and Rubric
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