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Chapter 13: Informative Speaking

Chapter 13: Informative Speaking. Informative Speeches. Expands Audience Knowledge Non-Controversial Does not try to change audience attitudes, beliefs, behaviors. Classifying Informative Speeches. Content: Objects: paintings, inventions Processes: aging; learning; tornado

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Chapter 13: Informative Speaking

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  1. Chapter 13: Informative Speaking

  2. Informative Speeches • Expands Audience Knowledge • Non-Controversial • Does not try to change audience attitudes, beliefs, behaviors

  3. Classifying Informative Speeches • Content: • Objects: paintings, inventions • Processes: aging; learning; tornado • Events: 9/11; Christmas • Concepts: beliefs, theories, ideas, principles

  4. Purpose: • Description: • person, place, thing: Shakespeare, Vegas, Painting • Divide into components of what you are describing • Create a word picture • Explanation: • clarify already known ideas and concepts • Why something happens? • Instructions: • Teach something • How to? Or demonstration

  5. Eight Basic Guidelines

  6. One • Create a specific informative purpose • One general idea • Stresses audience knowledge and/or ability • Can be measured • After listening to my speech, the audience will be able to list the four reasons teenagers are more risky drivers.

  7. Two • Create information hunger • Make topic relevant to audience • Tell audience how it can meet needs

  8. Three • Make it Easy to Listen • Limit amount of information • Overload • 3-5 main points; develop fully • Use familiar to increase understanding of unfamiliar • Analogy • Twin to twin transfusion • Use simple (basic) to build up to complex • Inherited genes > stem cell research

  9. Four • Emphasize important points • Repetition • Signposts: This Is Important REMEMBER LISTEN

  10. Five • Use clear organization and structure • Introduction • Gain attention • Create a connection with audience • Thesis: central idea • Preview main points • Body: • 3-5 main points • Use transitions, internal summaries • Use logical organizational pattern • Conclusion • Brakelight • Review 3-5 main points • End with a clincher

  11. Six • Use supporting material effectively • Visual aids • (CVS: clarity, visibility, simplicity) • Consider revelation • Vocal Citations (cite before data) • Name of source (journal, magazine, website, book) • Date of publication • Author or person quoted in source • Support devices: • Examples, definitions, analogies, compare/contrast • Quotes, anecdotes, statistics, narration

  12. Seven • Use Clear, Simple, but Vivid Language • Blue • Aqua • Azure • Navy • Sapphire • Walked • Skipped • Paced • strolled • Said • Yelled • Mumbled • Whispered

  13. Eight • Generate Audience Involvement • Vocal delivery • Personalize your speech: • include your personality humor; storytelling • Audience participation • Volunteers • Question and Answer Period

  14. Remember These Steps! If you follow all EIGHT Your speech will be GREAT

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