SAMPLE INFORMATIVE SPEECH TEMPLATE

(Describing chart[s] and/or graph[s])

Name: ____________________________ Topic: ___________________________

Matric number: _____________________ Group: __________________________

This exercise requires you to provide an outline for your informative speech by filling in the
following template.

The outline of your speech should include:

introduction,
description and analysis of chart(s) and/or graph(s),
conclusion and recommendation.

In this exercise, you need to choose at least one chart(s) and/or graph(s) related to your topic.
Describe the important data (facts and figures) and the salient features of the data from the chosen
chart(s) and/or graph(s). You are also required to choose at least one article related to your topic.
Select relevant information from the chosen article(s) to provide some supporting information for
the data.

Introduction
Introduce topic Dengue cases in Malaysia

Credibility I am interested in this topic and have done some research on it.

Background of topic According to the Malay Mail online, World Health Organization
reported that one of the important causes of hospitalization and
deaths among children and adults is due to dengue fever.
Central Idea The increase of dengue cases in Malaysia is due to many factors.

(Describing chart[s] and/or graph[s])
Description of data
(Chart 1)
Analysis of data
(Chart 1)
Description of data
(Chart 2)
Analysis of data
(Chart 2)
Updated: 11 Sept 2017
Body
1. This graph shows the dengue cases in Malaysia from 1994 to
2014 (description)
2. 2014 recorded the highest incidence of dengue cases
(description)
3. There was a gradual increase of dengue cases from the year
1995 to 2014. An increase of 80,000 cases of dengue was
reported from 2013 to 2014 (analysis)
1. This bar chart shows the rate for dengue fever by state in
Malaysia in 2014 and 2015 (description).
2. Selangor recorded 1,0650.95 rate of dengue fever for 2015
(description).
3. Of all the states in Malaysia, Selangor reported the highest
rate of dengue fever with 925,54 cases in 2014 and
1,0650.93 cases in 2015 (analysis).
4. Kelantan showed a sharp decrease of dengue cases with
852,24 cases and 165,29 cases in 2014 and 2015 respectively
(analysis).

5. According to The Sun Daily dated January 2015, one of the
reasons for the increase of dengue cases is the change in the
dominant serotype from DEN2 to DEN1 (analysis). Another
reason for the increase is the environmental factor such as
the weather and unhealthy human behavior (analysis).
Conclusion
Conclusion Both the bar chart and line graph show an increase of dengue
cases in our country (summary). The increase of dengue cases is
due to many factors (reinforce central idea).
Recommendation To reduce the number of dengue cases we need to eradicate the
number of potential Aedes breeding grounds.

Updated: 11 Sept 2017