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Slides posted at SlideshareToday:1) What is informative speaking2) Types of informative speechesRequirements:Simple outline: Due: Nov. 9Full sentence outline with works cited: Due: Day of your speechNext week:1) Selecting your topic2) Evaluating informative speeches3) Organization/MLA3) Non-sexist language4) Delivery - Martin Luther King – I have a Dream

Informative Speaking“Not only is there an art in knowing a thing, but also a certain art in teaching it.”

~ Cicero (Well-known Roman orator, politician, writer)

What have you learned?

Q: What are two things you learned at the library visit that can help you ?

•Speech?•Another class?•Educate others about what you learned.

Definition - Informative Speaking

• Informative speeches share information with others to enhance their knowledge or understanding of information and ideas presented.

• You assume the role of a teacher to define and elaborate on a topic.

Library Visit – Informative presentation• An effective attention getter – How this presentation was

going to help you. • Overview of what Mike was going to cover• Telling you how it can be used for all classes– not just

Comm. 101• Emphasized he was there to help• Walked you through how to use the resources• Summarized• Provided a handout• And, made sure you knew, the Librarians are there to

help.

Attention getting statistics/quotes

Establish a Motive – Tell your audience how they will benefit from learning about your topic.

Have a well organized speech with clear transitions and main points. (Point 1, Point 2, etc.)

Have a strong introduction •Tell a great story •Use an inspiring quote•Use a Rhetorical question•Use a powerful statistic or fact

• 2. Make it about them.• Now that you've gotten listeners' attention with your magnetic opening, make the story about them. Increase your You-to-Me-Ratio. • Talk about their goals, their aspirations, their anxieties. Cicero, a Roman statesman and orator, and one of the greatest speakers in the history of the world, said, "Tickling and soothing anxieties

is the test of a speaker's impact and technique." He meant that you can capture attention if you remind an audience of a felt need, a pain point, or a threat to their well-being.

4. Keep it moving. • Not just in terms of pace, but in terms of development. Make sure that every new bit of information you provide builds on what came before. We lose interest in movies when nothing is

happening, or novels that stop while the author describes a bucolic setting for two pages. Our brains are saying, "I want action! Drama. Suspense." The same holds true for your listeners. They are time-pressed, content-driven, and results oriented.

• 6. Arouse emotion. • Tell a joke. Simply allow your natural sense of humor to be present in the moment, and when something comes to mind, allow your humor to reveal itself. • Share something personal about yourself can also make the audience feel connected with you. • I had a client recently--a senior person in her company--who confessed to her colleagues at a major company meeting that she had been a bar tender, a taxi driver, and short-order cook in

order to pay her college tuition. The audience was amazed and thrilled as she drove home her point that we can all do more than we realize if we have the will to do whatever it takes. One definition of courage, she said, is acting out of character.

• 7. Keep it interactive.• Mind speech ratio – People think faster than you can talk. • Asking questions, can get people to open up and listen• 8. Write clear headlines.• Write headlines for your slides that express a point of view. The audience will get the big idea and look at the body of the slide for evidence that supports your point.• For instance, "We Can Dominate the Market" is a better headline than, "Market Share." It's better because it implies action, it's brimming with intellectual and emotional content, and it captures

the physicality of neck-down attention much more than the inert phrase "Market Share."

• 10. Let there be you.• The presence of a human being alone on a stage of any kind, whether it's the floor of a small meeting room or the elevated platform of a vast ballroom, is profound. It immediately creates neck-

down attention. Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "What you are speaks so loudly that [nobody] can hear what you're saying." • Listeners interpret everything a speaker does: they read your face, your inner rhythm, your posture, voice, and stance. In fact, the human mind ascribes moral intention to physical cues having

the slightest hint of emotional expression.• The problem is the mind does this in a matter of seconds, and you have to speak longer than that. Plus you may be nervous, not at your scintillating best, so your technical skill at capturing and

holding attention could be the difference between success and failure. • Every business presentation will have plenty of moments when the audience will have to work hard and pay attention to grasp the material. I am suggesting that your results, and your

reputation, will improve when your audience finds you and your content fascinating. • I urge you to go for the neck-down stuff.•

Use interesting websites for attention getters/visual aid ideas

• 1000LifeHacks.com

Tips for saving for your future.

Use a Visual Aid

How to take care of a puppy?•Bullet main pointsHow to raise a healthy baby?•Bullet main points

GOOGLE Info graphics for ideas

Enhance Audience Recall, recall, recall

1) Repeat a phrase two to three times through out the speech (With just a little kindness, with just a little compassion, and just a little acceptance…)

2) Reinforce key ideas verbally (This is the most important point, Of all the suggestions I have given you…)

3) Use an analogy (compassion of two similar things) to highlight what you are trying to say•Life is like a novel. You are the author and everyday is a new page•Life is the art of drawing without an eraserLife is like riding a bicycle to keep your balance you keep moving.

Functions of the Informative Speech1. Shapes our perceptions

•Information brings a subject to light.•Allows you to see the situation from a different perspective. -The world is flat-The sun circles the moon-Mars has water -You Tube – How music changes your perception - Show two clips of a couple sit at a table with slow romantic music; and then one with classical sad music Information helps us:•To interpret our experiences•To plan with clear information•To shape our values and beliefs•To change our self concept, and it gives meaning to situations

If you were blind, how would you describe an Elephant?

Six descriptions of an Elephant!

An Apple

Connect the Dots with three straight lines

It is all in your head.

“Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change.”

― Wayne W. Dyer

Functions of the Informative Speech

2. Informative presentations can enhance our ability to survive and evolve.

•Our existence and safety depend upon the successful communication of facts and knowledge.

•For thousands of years, cultural and technical knowledge was passed from generation to generation orally.

•Through meetings, presentations and face-to face interactions, we gain information about how to perform and improve in our jobs.

Use Reddit.comFor story ideas, headlines, and links to useful sources for your speech. (How to survive a Hurricane)

Government's handling of Hurricane Patricia is a rare bit of good news for Mexico

•The official death count from the strongest hurricane ever measured in the Western Hemisphere: zero.

•For the Mexican government of President Enrique Peña Nieto, it was a rare bit of good news in a year in which it has sometimes seemed that everything that could go wrong, did. Peña Nieto has been hammered by criticism over his handling of the disappearance of 43 college students and the prison escape of drug cartel leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, and his administration has been beset by corruption scandals.

•But this time, Mexico — and Peña Nieto — benefited from what appears to have been a successful emergency response and extraordinary good luck.

Informative Versus Persuasive Topics

Informative speeches are:

•Noncontroversial

•Interesting without creating conflict

•Informative speeches can be used to introduce a future persuasive topic 1) Educate about the topic 2) Introduce your persuasive topic

Informative speech requirements• Length: 4 ½ to 5 minutes in length• Sources: Four sources cited in your speech; and listed in the Work Cited

using the MLA format. • Speech Dates: Speeches outlines: • Typed Simple outline: Due: Nov. 9• Outline: Full sentence outline with Works Cited; Due: Day of Your

speech(Must turn in to speak) • For speech: Use note cards• Speech order: Z to ARecommended outline time breakdown:Introduction: ½ minuteBody: 4 to 4 ½ minutesConclusion: ½ minute

Recommended Steps in Preparing Your Speech (Pgs. 21 to 52 in your course packet)

1. Review Student Speeches (In class exercises (Book – Titanic, How to make a candle, Mother Tereas and Daying to be Thin)

1. Select the topic/brainstorm for ideas (Pgs. 22 to 26) – In class exercise

2. Research the topic (Library, Books, Newspapers, Online - Huffington post, CNN, History Channel, PBS, Newspapers, and Online magazines)

3. Select the organizational pattern based on the type of speech (The main points - Pg. 28 in your course book)

4. Write the body of the speech (Pgs. 39 to 40) Remember the Writing Center extra credit.

5. Develop the introduction and conclusion (Pgs. 43 to 49)

2. Develop simple outline: Must be typed: Type of Speech; and three main points written in full sentences; Due: Nov. 9

3. Prepare a full sentence outline with works cited: Must be turned in day of your speech and be typed

4. Prepare speaker’s notecards ( Large notecards with cues to smile, make eye contact)

4. Practice your speech (Pgs. 50 to 52) We will discuss more next week.5. Consider a visual aid -

Major Types of Informative Speeches

“The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery.”

~ Mark Van Doren

Process• Speeches about processes focus on patterns of action.

Speech often teaches people "how-to" perform a process.

Examples of speeches about processes include: • How to make a pizza• How the Internet works (not "how to work the Internet”)• How to construct a good informative speech• How to research the job market. • How to survive an earthquake, a Tsunami, or being lost in the woods.Resources: • Library resources• Wiki How• YouTube• http://www.bepreparedcalifornia.ca.gov/beinformed/naturaldisasters/

earthquakes

Organization Pattern - ProcessI. Introduction• A. Materials (History – Cultural, family tradition, artistic,

etc. ) • B. The process of doing the activity• C. Successful tips for doing itIII. Conclusion

Typical organizational pattern: Topical or Chronological

Resources: • Organization pattern - Pg. 28 in course packet

Descriptive speeches Person, events, place, or animal

• Provide a detailed, vivid, word picture.

• Audiences have a clear vision of the subject.

• Determine what makes the subject interesting, unique, outstanding, worthy of discussing.

• Select people, events, and places that your audience can relate to, afford, or create desire to visit.

Be able to describe anything visual, such as a street scene, in words that convey your meaning. ~ Marilyn vos Savant

People

• Frame a key message based on the person's most notable characteristics or memorable achievements.

• Articulate several main points that demonstrate those characteristics and achievements, backing up each with careful research.

• Use anecdotes and quotes about the person that create vivid mental images for the audience.

Who can you pick?• Poets• Designers• Musicians• Scientists• Social Justice Activists • Writers• Actors • Politicians – Get ready for 2016!

Organization Pattern - PersonI. IntroductionA. Early YearsB. B. EducationC. C. Important accomplishments or interesting aspects of their life. III. ConclusionTypical organizational pattern: Topical or Chronological• Organization pattern - Pg. 28 in course packet• Sample speech – Mother Teresa – A7 in course packetResources: http://www.biography.com/http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2147639,00.asp (favorite

celebrity websites.)

Places

Organization Pattern - PlacesI. IntroductionII.Location A. Where – history, location, cost, times open, website; B - What to do at this locationC. special features about the location (history, architecture, etc.) III. Conclusion

Typical organizational pattern: Topical

Resources: •Organization pattern - Pg. 28 in course packet

Events/Activities

Speeches about events focus on things that happened, are happening, or will happen.

Examples of speeches about defining events include: the 1963 Civil Rights March on Washington, LA riots, 9/11, Titanic Disaster, D Day – World War II, Armenian Genocide, the Holocaust

Cultural Events: Kwanzaa, Groundhog's Day, Holloween, Oktoberfest, Dia de los Muertos, Thanksgiving, Christmas.

Resources•http://losangeles.eventful.com/events•http://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/christmas•http://www.laweekly.com/arts/6-great-free-things-to-do-in-la-this-week-6171743

Organization Pattern – EventsI. Introduction• A. Origin/meaning/History/Where it is celebrated • B. How it is celebrated/recognized/memorialized• C. Unique aspectsIII. Conclusion



The Titanic – Event • Pg. 34 to 36 in your course book

Concepts/Ideas/Movements• Speeches about concepts focus on beliefs, ideas, and theories.

• While speeches about objects, processes, and events are fairly concrete, speeches about concepts are more abstract.

• Focus on unbiased information and refrain from making arguments.

• Because concepts can be vague and involved, limit your speech to aspects that can be readily explained and understood within the time limits.

Examples of topics for concept speeches include: Religion, Social Issues, Government, Business, Movements

Movements

• Black Lives Matter• Occupy Wall Street• The Suffragists (Movie out)• The Civil Rights Movement• The Labor Movement• Gay Rights Movement• Antiwar Movement• Farm workers Movement• Armenian genocide recognition movementResource• http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/

0,28804,2096654_2096653,00.html (10 ten American Protest Movements)

Organization Pattern – Ideas/Movements

I. IntroductionA. Define itB. What is the origin, history, or meaningC. How is it organized, used or run/unique aspectsIII. Conclusion



Valley College Ideas• How an education plan can help you graduate?

• Ten sources on campus committed to your success?

• How to get grant money –That you don’t have to pay back

• Workshop opportunities to earn extra credit and create a healthier, happier, more productive you? (Stars, more)

• How to write a great paper

• Want to get out at Valley – Night life that won’t cost you!

1. Select a TopicTo consider:• Who is your audience (Age, gender, religion,

education, socio-economic status, ethnic background, or occupation)

• What is the occasion? (Speech class or other)• What are your interests, talents and experience• What classes, sports, or hobbies have your

participated in? Tips:• Speak about what you know• Speak about what you have passion about• Topics should have substance• Topics should be of interest to your audience• Topics should be culturally sensitive to your audience • Topics must be limited in scope and narrowed down

to fit time requirement

Resources for Topic

• http://www.myspeechclass.com/informativetopics2.html

• http://library.austincc.edu/help/speech/topic/Good%20Informative%20Speech%20Topics.htm

• https://www.ted.com/topics

• Informative Speech ideas and topics• How nuclear power works• The biography of your favorite actor• The history of comic books• The story of how your school was founded• How to pick a bottle of wine• The history of your hometown• How to start a saving money• History of a favorite product brand• How to shoot a basketball• Description of life in another country• The three branches of U.S. government• The Seven Wonders of the World• History of Disneyland• How to knit a scarf

Simple Outline: Due: Nov. 9Requirements

• Typed• Note: Must be turned in to be able to speak.• 5 point walk

Include:• Your Name• Class time• Topic• Organizational pattern: Topical, Chronological or use of

one listed on pg. 28 in your course book• 3 Main points: Please do each as a full sentence.

Full sentence outline; due: day of your speech

Course packet - pgs. 31 to 33 Written Outline Format with Works Cited

Informative Speech Outline

Student’s name: Date: Topic: Title that suggests the topic of your speechGeneral purpose: To inform Specific purpose: Your specific purpose identifies the information you want to communicate in the mode you have chosen.Thesis: The central idea of your speech (summary of main points.)

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• • • • • II. The Body • • The body is the content of the speech. The body is where the main points that were set up in the preview are individually addressed. • • A. Statement of the first main point; you should not use a source in this sentence. • 1. Idea of development or support for the first main point • a. Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc.- cite source) • b. Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc. - cite source) • • 2. More development or support • a. Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc.- cite source) • b. Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc. - cite source) • ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________• • Transition: (Required) Statement of movement that looks back (internal summary) • and looks forward (preview). • • ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________• • B. Statement of second main point. Do not use a source in this statement. • 1. Idea of development or support for the first main point • a. Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc. - cite source) • b. Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc. - cite source) • ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________• • 2. More development or support • a. Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc. - cite source) • b. Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc. - cite source) • ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________• • Transition: (Required) Statement of movement that looks back (internal summary) • • ___________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________•

• C. Statement of third main point. Do not use a source in this statement. • 1. Idea of development or support for the first main point • a. Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc. - cite source) • b. Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc. - cite source) • ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________• • 2. More development or support a. Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc. - cite source) • b. Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc. - cite source) • ___________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________• • III. Conclusion • • The conclusion is the second most important part of any presentation. It provides you an opportunity to influence your audience with one last important point that is often referred to as the residual effect. • • A. Review of Main Points:• 1. Restate your first main point. • 2. Restate your second main point. • 3. Restate you third main point. • ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________• • B. Closure: Develop a creative closing that will give the speech • a sense of ending. This point may be more than one • sentence. You should refer back to your attention getter. • ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________• •References/Works Cited •MLA format; all references need to be cited in MLA format. •Electronic sources must be authoritative and credible. Sources from the .com domain are not to be used unless authorship is verifiable and authoritative. ( .edu, .gov, or .org domains are acceptable.) •Be sure to make sure that the references are in Alphabetical order. •Double-Spaced; all references should be double-spaced and indented. •Four source minimum: You must have at least four sources (including one print and one “expert’ interview) cited in your outline and listed on your reference page. •Make sure to provide all necessary information in the references. • • • • • • •

I. Introduction The introduction is the most important part of any presentation. (The introduction should be memorized, if possible, and shouldn’t be longer than ½ minute.)

A. Attention Getter: Use something that grabs the attention of the audience. _______________________________________________________________________Examples:•Startling statistics•Personal stories •Rhetorical questions•Quotes from famous people•Poetry•Song lyrics•Visual aids•Tell a joke – make sure it is tasteful•Imagine…..•What “if” scenarios, etc.

Full sentence outline with works cited: Due: Day of your Speech

B. Reason to Listen: Tell the audience why they should listen to your speech? Make it personal to each of them. What are the benefits? What tips will they learn_______________________________________________________________________________

C. Thesis Statement: One short, clear sentence that tells the audience the topic of your presentation. _______________________________________

D. Credibility Statement:1. What personally connects you to this topic? 2. What type of research have you done to establish

credibility_________________________________________________________________________________

E. Preview of Main Points: (Provide a summary of preview of your main points )1. First, I will describe … 2. Second, I will examine … 3. Third, I will discuss…

_______________________________________________________________________________

II. The Body

The body is the content of the speech. The body is where the main points that were set up in the preview are individually addressed.

Statement of the first main point 1. Idea of development or support for the first main point a. Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc.- cite source) b. Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc. - cite source)

2. More development or support a. Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc.- cite source) b. Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc. - cite source)

____________________________________________________________________________________

Transition: (Required) Statement of movement that looks back (internal summary) and looks forward (preview). ____________________________________________________________________________________

II. The Body

Statement of the second main point

1. Idea of development or support for the first main point a. Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc.- cite source) b. Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc. - cite source)


____________________________________________________________________________________

Transition: (Required) Statement of movement that looks back (internal summary) and looks forward (preview). ____________________________________________________________________________________

II. The Body A.Statement of the third main point

1. Idea of development or support for the first main point a. Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc.- cite source) b. Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc. - cite source)


____________________________________________________________________________________

III. Conclusion

The conclusion is the second most important part of any presentation. It provides you an opportunity to leave your audience with one last important point that is often referred to as the residual effect.

A. Review of Main Points:1. Restate your first main point. 2. Restate your second main point. 3. Restate you third main point.

______________________________________________________________________B. Closure: Develop a creative closing that will give the speech

a sense of ending. This point may be more than one sentence. You should refer back to your attention getter.

______________________________________________________________________

References/Works Cited (Pg. 33 in Course Book; and Syllabus)

•MLA format; all references need to be cited in MLA format. •Electronic sources must be authoritative and credible. (Peer review/vetted)

•Four source minimum: You must have at least four sources cited in your speech and listed on your reference/works cited page.

•Research should be no older than five years.

Resources•LAVC Writing Center – Have them check your MLA format or help with your speech – 818-947-2810; http://www.lavc.edu/writingcenter/

•Information from Library Visit

•https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/ (Complete instructions for different types of research)

Works Cited Example (Pg. 6 in Syllabus) •"Blueprint Lays Out Clear Path for Climate Action." Environmental Defense Fund. Environmental Defense Fund, 8 May 2007. Web. 24 May 2009.•Clinton, Bill. Interview by Andrew C. Revkin. “Clinton on Climate Change.” New York Times. New York Times, May 2007. Web. 25 May 2009.•Dean, Cornelia. "Executive on a Mission: Saving the Planet." New York Times. New York Times, 22 May 2007. Web. 25 May 2009.•Ebert, Roger. "An Inconvenient Truth." Rev. of An Inconvenient Truth, dir. Davis Guggenheim. rogerebert.com. Sun-Times News Group, 2 June 2006. Web. 24 May 2009.•GlobalWarming.org. Cooler Heads Coalition, 2007. Web. 24 May 2009.•Gowdy, John. "Avoiding Self-organized Extinction: Toward a Co-evolutionary Economics of Sustainability." International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology 14.1 (2007): 27-36. Print.•An Inconvenient Truth. Dir. Davis Guggenheim. Perf. Al Gore, Billy West. Paramount, 2006. DVD.•Leroux, Marcel. Global Warming: Myth Or Reality?: The Erring Ways of Climatology. New York: Springer, 2005. Print.•Milken, Michael, Gary Becker, Myron Scholes, and Daniel Kahneman. "On Global Warming and Financial Imbalances." New Perspectives Quarterly 23.4 (2006): 63. Print.•Nordhaus, William D. "After Kyoto: Alternative Mechanisms to Control Global Warming." American Economic Review 96.2 (2006): 31-34. Print.•Uzawa, Hirofumi. Economic Theory and Global Warming.

Lecture Questions• Name• Class time• List three things you learned from the lecture on

informative speaking