informative speaking. an informative speech… is one whose goal is to explain or describe facts,...
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Informative Speaking
An Informative Speech…Is one whose goal is to explain or describe facts, truths, and principles in a way that:• Stimulates interest• Facilitates understanding• Increases the likelihood of remembering
An informative Speech…Helps listeners understand a topic by
increasing their knowledge of a topicAnswers questions about your topic
such as “who,” “when,” “what,” “where,” “why,” “how to,” and “how does.”
Is essentially TEACHING!! INFORMS the audience about a topic…
it does NOT persuade!!
Effective Informative Speeches Are…
1. Intellectually Stimulating• information is either new to the audience,
or explained in a way that piques audience’s curiosity or excites their interest.• Provide new insights to an already
familiar topic• For example: Explaining how women have
influenced rock and roll over the years.
Effective Informative Speeches Are…
2. Relevant• Don’t assume your audience will understand
how your topic relates to them, or why they should listen.
• Use listener relevance links: statements that clarify how a particular point may be important to a listener.
• Compare an unfamiliar topic with something the audience is familiar with.
• Ask yourself: how will the information make your audience happier, healthier, etc.
Effective Informative Speeches Are…
3. Creative• Produce original ideas and insight.• The MORE you know about your topic,
the more likely you will have creative ideas about it.• Creativity takes TIME, and thought!!• Productive thinking: thinking about
something from a variety of perspectives.
Effective Informative Speeches Are…
4. Memorable• Emphasize thesis and main points• Use clear and effective transitions• Use vivid language• Use repetition• Use figures of speech• Use humor
Effective Informative Speeches…5. Address Diverse Learning Styles
• Feeling: vivid imagery that evokes emotions through examples and stories• Watching: visual aids, your own facial
expressions and gestures• Thinking: clear organization, as well as
definitions, explanations, and statistics• Doing: have your audience do
something
Methods of InformingDescription method: create an accurate,
vivid, verbal picture of an object or image.Definition method: explain something by
identifying its meaning.Comparison and Contrast method: explain
something by focusing on how it is similar to or different from other things.
Narration method: explain something by recounting events.
Process Speeches!!!!One of the most common informative
speeches, which explains how something is done, made or works.
The speaker must outline the steps of the process and the order in which they occur.
The speaker must then develop concrete, clear explanations of each step.
The steps are the main points.Organized using TIME order
An Expository Speech:Is an informative presentation that
provides carefully researched in-depth knowledge about a complex topic.
Uses various methods of informing for developing material: descriptions, definitions, comparisons and contrasts, and narration.
Uses oral footnotes: oral references to the original source of particular information at the point of presenting it during a speech.
Types of Expository Speeches p.246Exposition of political, economic, social,
religious, or ethical issues.
Exposition of historical events and forces.
Exposition of a theory, principle, or law.
Exposition of a creative work.
Specific Goal ExamplesYes: I would like to inform my audience about
3 cases of steroid use in major league baseball.
No: I would like to inform my audience of how steroid use has negatively impacted major league baseball.
Yes: I would like to inform my audience about the life of Michael Jackson.
No: I would like to inform my audience of why Michael Jackson was one of the best performers ever.
Specific Goal ExamplesYes: I would like to inform my audience
about how home schooling works.No: I would like to inform my audience of
about benefits of home schooling.Yes: I would like to inform my audience
about the suffrage movement.No: I would like to inform my audience
about how the suffrage movement was one of the most important events in US history.
Expository Speech TipsBrainstorm!!! Google “expository speech topics.” Think about your hobbies/interests.Consider what you know a lot about.Think about topics you are learning about in
your other classes.Consider current events.
Keep it Informative!!!Avoid “value” words/phrases: better, best, great,
most important, etc.Keep your opinions, judgments, and biases out
of it!Use objective sources/information.Remember, you are essentially teaching your
audience about a topic—so provide details, examples, facts, descriptions, explanations, etc.
Read over your speech and actively look for any opinions, biases, or persuasive points.