Informative Speech Presentations

You will choose to research a company/corporation/organization that recently (ten or fewer years ago) took an illegal, unethical or bad action that affected its employees, the public, and/or the organization itself.

Sub-topics that you consider in preparing the report:

• Short history of the company (name, type, industry, customer base, year founded, other key factors that clarify the role of this organization)
• Key players/contributors to problem
• Description of the problem or action context (historical, economic, social, political, etc.)
• Evaluation of the action (i.e., why was the action illegal, unethical, or bad?)
• Impact of the problem on employees, public, corporate reputation
• Action required by courts, government, or negotiations
• Recommendations for company/corporation to repair damage with all parties
• Recommendations for company/corporation to prevent similar problems in future
• 10 minutes
• Formal outline due before the presentation