Possible topics include social customs, family traditions, holidays, clothing, food, religious traditions, sporting activities, and the like. You will turn in a typed preparation outline and a typed brief speaking outline. Note: You are to include a bibliography.

Research is required for this speech. If you have had direct contact with a different culture, you are encouraged to supplement your library research with personal experience, but the speech is not to be a travelogue or a presentation on “My summer in Europe” or “My Year as an exchange student in Brazil.” On the other hand, a speech on how Europeans spend their summer vacation or on the educational system of Brazil would be fine.

You are encouraged to be imaginative in composing your speech. It is not enough to memorize basic information from an encyclopedia or the Internet about the country on which you are speaking. As in any informative speech, you need to explain ideas clearly and to think about ways to relate the topic to the audience. I do encourage the use of a visual aid but it is not required. Lastly, you must cite your sources throughout the delivery.

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