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
Analysis of data
Updated: 11 Sept 2017
Body
1. Chart 1: There was a gradual increase of dengue cases from
the year 1995 to 2014.
2. Chart 1: The highest incidence of dengue cases reported was
in 2014 with around 110,00 cases reported.
3. Chart 1: An increase of 80,000 cases of dengue was reported
from 2013 to 2014.
4. Chart 2: Of all the states in Malaysia, Selangor reported the
highest number of dengue cases with 925,54 cases in 2014
and 10,650.93 cases in 2015.
5. Chart 2: Kelantan showed a sharp decrease of dengue cases
with 852,24 cases and 165,29 cases in 2014 and 2015
respectively.
1. According to The Sun Daily dated …, one of the reasons in the
increase of dengue cases is the change in the dominant
serotype from DEN2 to DEN1.
2. The second reason is the environmental factor such as the
weather and unhealthy human behavior.
 Conclusion
Conclusion These two charts 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