Informative Speaking: Notes
NOTES:
• Informative Speaking – Effective informative speakers share information in an accessible, understandable, and compelling manner.
• Techniques for informing o Definition – breaking down by its parts and explaining how they add up to identify the topic. Types of definitions:
Dictionary – the meaning of a term as it appears in a dictionary
Expert – Comes from a person or an organization that is a credible source of information on your speech’s topic
Etymological – Understanding a word or concept by tracing its roots in the same or other languages
Functional – defining a concept by examining how it is applied or how it functions o Explanation – provide an analysis of something for purposes of clarity and specificity by tracing a line of reasoning or a series of causal connections between events. o Description – you use words to paint a mental picture for your listeners o Demonstration – physical and verbal as you lead audience through parts or steps o Narrative – story
• Types of informative speeches o Objects suitable for informative speeches
Mechanical/Technological
Natural
Cultural
Personal
Individuals or Groups
Events
Processes
Ideas
• Developing informative speeches o Analyzing your audience
Demographics of audience – is it appropriate? o Selecting a technique (see above) o Focusing on your goal to inform – organization
Spatial – describes or explains elements or events as they occur in space
Temporal (chronological) – moves from the beginning to the end by referencing points in time
Causal – explains the roots of a phenomenon or process
Comparison – presents major similarities and differences between two items
Criteria-application – presents the topic as a condition for series of conditions that must be met in order for a conclusion to follow
Narrative – The speech as story with characters and plot
Categorical (Topical) – main points constitute separate topics, each of which
• Informative Speaking – Effective informative speakers share information in an accessible, understandable, and compelling manner.
• Techniques for informing o Definition – breaking down by its parts and explaining how they add up to identify the topic. Types of definitions:
Dictionary – the meaning of a term as it appears in a dictionary
Expert – Comes from a person or an organization that is a credible source of information on your speech’s topic
Etymological – Understanding a word or concept by tracing its roots in the same or other languages
Functional – defining a concept by examining how it is applied or how it functions o Explanation – provide an analysis of something for purposes of clarity and specificity by tracing a line of reasoning or a series of causal connections between events. o Description – you use words to paint a mental picture for your listeners o Demonstration – physical and verbal as you lead audience through parts or steps o Narrative – story
• Types of informative speeches o Objects suitable for informative speeches
Mechanical/Technological
Natural
Cultural
Personal
Individuals or Groups
Events
Processes
Ideas
• Developing informative speeches o Analyzing your audience
Demographics of audience – is it appropriate? o Selecting a technique (see above) o Focusing on your goal to inform – organization
Spatial – describes or explains elements or events as they occur in space
Temporal (chronological) – moves from the beginning to the end by referencing points in time
Causal – explains the roots of a phenomenon or process
Comparison – presents major similarities and differences between two items
Criteria-application – presents the topic as a condition for series of conditions that must be met in order for a conclusion to follow
Narrative – The speech as story with characters and plot
Categorical (Topical) – main points constitute separate topics, each of which