"Running head: INFORMATIVE SPEECH ON CORRUPTION 1INFORMATIVE SPEECH ON CORRUPTIONName:Institution Affiliation:Date:INFORMATIVE SPEECH ON CORRUPTION2Assignment: Informative speechPrepare a speech of 3-5 minutes long on any topic of your choosing. You must carry out researchfrom at least three CREDIBLE sources.- You will present the speech in class- You need to submit, in writing, via Moodie your name, topic, and a one-page references list(APA format).You will be marked on- Adequate research from at least three credible sources- Spoken delivery - eye contact, did not read the speech, and was within the allotted time with a15 second buffer on each side. INFORMATIVE SPEECH ON CORRUPTIONGood afternoon everyone. Has anyone ever attempted to scrutinize why corruption is an evil actbut insists on living within us always? Well, today I have taken the initiative to share vitalinformation based on an extensive assessment concerning this menace. I mainly refer to it as athreat since it involves unethical conduct or dishonesty by the person delegated with anauthoritative position(Holmes, 2015). The practice always has the aim of acquiring personalbenefits. It is an illegitimate exercise for it tolerates an abuse of office. There are several formsof corruption exercise founded on the magnitude and setup of the organization.Scales of corruption vary depending on the number of people involved as well as the natureof favors in the transaction.The malpractice thrives under different surroundings, and therefore it ranges from small favorswithin a small group of individuals to corruption that affects an organization or even thegovernment at large. Petty scandals of corruption transpire at a smaller scale and often occur at INFORMATIVE SPEECH ON CORRUPTION3the end point of implementing public services. That is when the public meets civil servants forinstance at registration offices.Systemic corruption, on the other hand, occurs due to an existence of weaknesses in theorganization in context or process(Teachout, 2014). Certain factors have been identified toencourage this form of corruption. They include actions not advocated within the confines of lawlike lack of transparency, the culture of impunity and monopolistic powers.Grand corruption occurs within the highest levels of government. Such corruption is highlycarried out in countries that have dictatorial or authoritarian types of government. Most countriesin the world divide their governments into legislature, executive and judiciary branches that areindependent of one another as an attempt to reduce grand corruption.There are various specific acts of corruption which are put into utilization, and they bearsimilar aims.In a set up where corruption has become a rule rather than the exemption, multiple methods ofoffice misappropriation and unprincipled conducts set in(Holmes, 2015). The approaches focuson similar goals which perpetrate the vice. Bribery appears to be the most common methodologyimplemented to access favors (Harris, 2003). . Gifts and favors are improperly used as theyexchange for personal gains commonly known as kickbacks. Bribery, therefore, makes the targetindividuals more susceptible to extortion or blackmail.Embezzlement and theft also constitute to the techniques used in propelling corruption(Teachout,2014). An individual with access to resources unlawfully decides to take control of them. Fraudfalls under this category though it is a bit unique since unauthorized party uses deception to winassets from the owner. INFORMATIVE SPEECH ON CORRUPTION4Networking has become one of the most effective ways for the unemployed to outdo theircounterparts in the job market(Harris, 2003). . The initiative relies on the idea that future hiringdecisions will have a biased influence by the people you have cultivated personal rapport.Networking hampers efforts hiring based on merit thereby tampering with the standard hiringprocess.Prevention of corruption has to be an all-inclusive affair due to its devastation on thesocietal norms and structure.Insufficient integrity and moral weakness are the potential mobilizers of corruption. A lesserdegree of transparency alone does not automatically cultivate the depravity because it has to bein accompaniment of serene conditions for corruption to happen(Holmes, 2015). It is importantto tame the threat in togetherness purposely to curb increased inequality, reduction inproductivity and psychological frustrations by those underprivileged. "