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Informative speech: communicates knowledge and understanding about a process, an event, a person or place, an object, or

Informative speech: communicates knowledge and understanding about a process, an event, a person or place, an object, or a concept. Creating an Informative Speaking Environment. The speaker has expertise or knowledge Illustrate the importance and relevance of a topic.

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Informative speech: communicates knowledge and understanding about a process, an event, a person or place, an object, or

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  1. Informative speech: communicates knowledge and understanding about a process, an event, a person or place, an object, or a concept.

  2. Creating an Informative Speaking Environment • The speaker has expertise or knowledge • Illustrate the importance and relevance of a topic

  3. Types of Informative Speeches • Speeches about processes • Speeches about events • Speeches about places and people • Speeches about objects • Speeches about concepts

  4. Speeches about processes: describe how something is done, how something comes to be, or how something works.

  5. AKA: “how to” speeches, or demonstration speeches.

  6. Speeches about events: describe or explain significant, interesting, or unusual occurrences.

  7. Speeches About Events • What happened? • Why did it happen? • What was the effect? • Mini history lessons about key moments

  8. Speeches about places and people: describe significant, interesting, or unusual places or people.

  9. Speeches about objects: describe or explain anything that is tangible, that can be perceived by the senses.

  10. Speeches about concepts: describe or explain an abstraction, such as ideas, theories, principles, world views, beliefs.

  11. Goals of Speeches about Concepts • Understand the concept • Its history • Its characteristics • Its effect on society or individuals

  12. Organizational Patterns for Informative Speeches • Chronological: main points are organized to trace a sequence of events or ideas over time. • Spatial:main points are organized to address topics according to location or direction.

  13. Organizational Patterns for Informative Speeches • Causal:main points are organized to describe a cause and effect relationship. • Topical: main points are organized to describe different aspects of a topic.

  14. Tips for Giving Effective Informative Speeches • Bring topics to life • Tailor your information to your audience • Use language that is clear and unbiased

  15. Ethical Informative Speaking • Conduct careful research • Present an unbiased perspective • Present information honestly

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