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Informative Speech

Speech designed to convey knowledge andunderstanding.


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Three Things Your Informative SpeechWill Be Judged On:

1. Is the information communicatedclearly

!. Is the information communicated

accurately". Is the information made meaningful

and interesting to the audience


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Types of Informative Speeches

%out O/ects

%out 0rocesses

%out (vents

%out +oncepts


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1. %BOT OBJ(+TS

2ef. 3 anything that is visile4 tangile4and stale in form.

#ay have moving parts or e alive.

#ay include places4 structures4 animals4people.

+hoose a specific purpose that focuses onone aspect of your su/ect.


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1. %BOT OBJ(+TS

2igital +ameras: To inform my audienceaout 5hat to loo, for 5hen uying adigital camera.

Sea5eed: To inform my audience aoutthe commercial uses of sea5eed.


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1. %BOT OBJ(+TS

Organi6ation of +oncept Speeches:7istory or (volution of a su/ect then use

chronological order.

2escrie main features of your su/ect usespatial order.

%lso can use topical order in informativespeeches.


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!. %out 0rocesses

2ef. 3 a systematic series of action thatleads to a specific result or product.

(8plain ho5 something is made4 ho5

something is done4 or ho5 something5or,s.

2emonstration speeches fall into thiscategory.


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!. %out 0rocesses

T5o types of informative process speeches:

1. (8plains a process so that listeners 5illunderstandit.

!. (8plains a process so that listeners 5ill eetter ale to performthe processthemselves.


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!. %out 0rocesses

Both types may re9uire visual aids % chart outlining the steps or techni9ues of

your process.

Some you may actually demonstrate ho5 todo the process.

#agic tric,s4 asic mime methods4 elementary,arate techni9ues4 etc.


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!. %out 0rocesses

0rocess Speech Organi6ation: sually arranged chronologically.

Some can e arranged topically.

Organi6ation is very important you mustma,e each step in the process clear and easyto follo5.

;roup steps into units if you have more than

five main points.


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". %out (vents

2ef. 3 anything that happens or isregarded as happening.

#ountain +liming: To inform myaudience aout the e9uipment used

5hen mountain climing.Therapeutic #assage: To inform my

audience aout the techni9ues oftherapeutic massage.

+inco 2e #ayo: To inform my audienceaout the festivities of the +inco 2e #ayoceleration.


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". %out (vents

Organi6ation of (vent Speeches:s causes?effects usecausal order.

Telling aout the event features4 origins4implications4 enefits4 futuredevelopments use topical order.


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@. %out +oncepts

2ef. 3 a elief4 theory4 idea4 notion4principle4 or the li,e.

#ore astract than o/ects4 processes4 or

events.


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@. %out +oncepts

Ailm Theory: To inform my audience aoutthe ma/or principles of film theory.

%frocentrism: To inform my audience aoutthe asic principles of %frocentrism.

+onstitutional Interpretation: To inform myaudience aout the decline of the original

intent in constitutional interpretation.


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@. %out +oncepts

+oncept Speech Organi6ation:sually organi6ed in topical order.

#ore comple8 ecause you must define theconcept4 identify the ma/or elements4 andillustrate 5ith specific e8amples.

Or4 you can e8plain competing schools of

thought aout the same su/ect.


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% Ae5 #ore Thoughts:

#ost important = decide ho5 you 5illhandle your su/ect o/ect4 process4event4 or concept.


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;uidelines Aor Informative Spea,ing

1. 2on>t Overestimate What the %udience)no5s

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1. 2O&>T O$(


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!. s spea,er>s /o to get listeners interested and to ,eep them interested.

What may e fascinating to you may note interesting at all to someone else.

Tie your topic in 5ith your audience>sinterests and concerns cupca,e*

2on>t stop at the introduction4 ,eep relatingthe su/ect to the audience throughout thespeech.

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". 2on>t Be Too Technical

Too speciali6ed for the audience. 'I4 vort ma84 coupled 5ith a cap at the

midlevels of the atmosphere indicating a

good chance of severe 5eather.Jargon speciali6ed or technical language

of a trade4 profession4 or similar group. In the meteorology dept. 5e actually

practiced ans5ering 9uestions aout5eather as if spea,ing to C year olds andto people in our field adapted toaudience.


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@. %void %stractions

Three things to do to help you avoidastractions:

1. se 2escription: a statement thatdepicts a person4 event4 idea4 and theli,e 5ith clarity and vividness.

!. se +omparison: a statement of thesimilarities among t5o or more people4events4 ideas4 etc. Ehumidity?spongee8ample-

". se +ontrast: a statement of differencesamong t5o or more people4 events4ideas4 etc.


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@. %void %stractions

Example of sing Contrast:State 'ottery odds 3 D million to 1

'ightning Struc, 3 ! million to 1


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. 0ersonali6e Your Ideas

2ef. 3 present one>s ideas in humanterms that relate in some fashion to thee8perience of the audience.

0ersonali6e illustrations enliven a speech*


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F. B( +t ma,e your speech li,e an entry in

the encyclopedia.Thin, creatively*


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