Activity

    Speech of Introduction at a Campus Forum

    Suppose that one of the United States Senators or the member of the House of Representatives representing the district in which your college is located is visiting campus. You've been asked to present the speech of introduction at a campus forum. The purpose of this exercise is to locate materials on the Web that you could use to introduce your senator or representative.

    There are several key sources of information that you can use:

    The Web page for the House of Representatives

    The Web page for the United States Senate

    Project Vote Smart


    1. What is the name of the senator or representative whom you will be introducing?

    2. What kind of background information about him or her do you think members of an audience composed of students at your campus need to know?

    3. How would you develop the credibility of your senator or representative?