An informative speech increases the audience members’ understanding of a topic. For this speech, you will inform your audience about a significant popular culture product or personality from the last five years. “Popular culture (or “pop culture”) refers to the traditions and material culture of a particular society. [In first-world countries], pop culture refers to cultural products such as music, art, literature, fashion, dance, film, cyberculture, television, and radio that are consumed by the majority of a society’s population. Pop culture is those types of media that have mass accessibility and appeal” (Crossman, 2020).

The ideas in your speech must be supported by evidence. A minimum of three viable, relevant, timely sources is required. For this speech, you will confine your research to newspapers from across the country. You may choose from the following online newspapers:

“LA Times”
“Chicago Tribune”
“USA Today”
“Atlanta Journal-Constitution”
“Detroit Free Press”
“Arizona Republic”
“The Dallas Morning News”
“Boston Herald”
“New York Post”
“The Washington Times”

This assignment requires you to design and deliver an original 4-5 minute informative speech

For this speech, you will inform your audience about a topic by answering the questions:

What is the most significant popular culture product or personality from the last five years and why is that product or personality the most significant?