Informative Speech

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Informative Speech
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Informative Speech

• The purpose of the informative speech is to
  provide interesting, useful, and unique
  information to your audience. By dedicating
  yourself to the goals of providing information
  and appealing to your audience, you can take a
  positive step toward succeeding in your efforts
  as an informative speaker.

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• The Speech IntroductionShould gain attention.
• Should reveal the topic.
• Should demonstrate credibility and good will.
• Should tell your audience why they should listen
  to the speech.
• Should preview the speech.
• Visual Aids Visual aids should be used to
  enhance the explanation.
• Visual aids should be large enough to see/read,
  clear to understand and look professional.Should
  be well prepared and incorporated into the
  speech. Delivery Should employ vocal variety,
  appropriate gesture/ posture /movement, and eye
  contact.Should employ a conversational and
  extemporaneous style.
• Walking on transitions.Body Three to four main
  points should be clearly signposted.Should be
  developed through the use of supporting
  material.Should include transitions.Should
  provide objective informative coverage of an
  issue. Should make reference to four published
  sources.Conclusion
• Should review the body of the speech.
• Should relate to the introduction.
• Should call for future action in regard to your
  topic
• Should give the speech a feeling of conclusion.

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BODY

• The body contains the bulk of information in your
  speech and needs to be clearly organized. Without
  clear organization, the audience will probably
  forget your information, main points, perhaps
  even your thesis. Some simple strategies will
  help you create a clear, memorable speech. Below
  are the four key issues used in organizing a
  speech.
• Main Ideas
• Organizational Patterns
• Connective Devices
• References to Outside Research

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Research

• Statistics to support your side
• Pictures
• Stories
• Quotes
• Propaganda- use what we talked about in
  advertising unit (Bandwagon, Testimonial etc)

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Organize your Research

• Read through your material and highlight the main
  points (most important facts/ best emotional
  appeal)
• Group material together
• Write down main headings- you will use this in
  your introduction

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Writing the Introduction

• Startling statement or statistic
• Rhetorical question
• Humor
• Story
• Personal experience
• Example
• Quote

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Example of Attention Getter

• ATTENTION GETTER
• What is stress?  Stress is a negative emotional
  state occurring in response to events that are
  perceived as taxing or exceeding a person's
  resources or ability to cope, says Cohen
  Herbert.  There is now evidence to show that
  those who have large amounts of stress in their
  lives are more susceptible to health problems and
  injuries.

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Features of Informative Speeches

• Clarity
• Organization
• Choose words carefully.
• Don't try to cover too many points
• Clarify the relationship between you main points
  by observing the principles of coordination.
• Use words like "First," "Second," "Furthermore,"
  etc.
• Keep speech moving forward according to a well
  developed plan.
• Use precise vocabulary without being too
  technical for the audience.
• Simplify whenever possible.
• Use reiteration, but avoid repeating with exactly
  the same words.
• Association of new ideas with more familiar ones.
  
• Example comparing pupil of eye with aperture of
  camera lens.
• Coherence
• Find a pattern than fits your subtopics spatial,
  chronological, etc.
• Use motivational appeals, interesting intros,
  etc., to keep audience interested.

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• You will research your main points (aspects) and
  write a paragraph about each one.
• If you finish thatbegin your Introduction,
  attention getter, preview of speech

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Speech Ideas

• Informative Speech Idea 1 The Place Speech.
  Most people like to travel and will enjoy hearing
  an informative speech about a place they've never
  been. Give a speech about your summer trip to
  Iceland, or talk about a nearby tourist
  destination that your fellow students might
  enjoy. A speech about your hometown might be
  interesting as well. When you give a place
  speech, be sure to discuss activities and details
  you think your fellow students will enjoy. They
  might not care about the great new senior center
  in your hometown, but they might be interested in
  the night life and hiking trails.
• Informative Speech Idea 2 The College Speech.
  Your fellow students and you all have one thing
  in common you are students at the same school!
  Therefore, if you give a speech about your
  school, you won't have to work hard to make the
  speech relevant to everybody. Research something
  interesting that most people don't know about
  your school. Talk about some famous alumni or
  some interesting historical trivia. Or talk about
  an office or service on campus that might be
  helpful to students, like the Career Center.
• Informative Speech Idea 3 The Current Event
  Speech. Students often wish they had more time to
  keep up with current events, so many will find
  this kind of speech useful. Discuss the
  historical background of a conflict. Explain a
  new government policy. Introduce students to a
  political candidate. Remember, keep your opinions
  out, because this is not a persuasive speech.

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Speech Ideas

• Informative Speech Idea 4 The Local Current
  Event Speech. Inform your fellow students about
  what's going on in your community or what's going
  on around campus. If there's a local election,
  provide some information about the candidates. If
  there's some local legislation that affects
  students, your speech on the issue will be very
  relevant.
• Informative Speech Idea 5 The Celebrity Speech.
  Who doesn't secretly love to dish about
  celebrities? Give an informative speech about a
  celebrity you find particularly interesting. Just
  be sure to provide some information everyone
  doesn't already know.
• Informative Speech Idea 6 The Band Speech. Talk
  about the history of a popular band or about some
  of your local bands. Or discuss a new musical
  trend. Be sure to play some music as part of your
  speech.
• Informative Speech Idea 7 The Career Speech.
  Yes, this sounds like a Civics Class cliche.
  Nonetheless, students are genuinely concerned
  about their futures, and a speech about a career
  they might consider can be very useful.

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Speech Ideas

• Informative Speech 8 The Medical Condition
  Speech. No, don't give a graphic speech about
  those huge warts on the bottom of your feet. But
  if you have a medical condition and feel
  comfortable sharing this with the class, this can
  be a great speech topic. I've had students give
  speeches about their diabetes, food allergies,
  and macular degeneration (a form of emerging
  blindness), and students were fascinated to hear
  these personal accounts. You might also talk
  about a loved one's medical struggles.
• Informative Speech 9 The Food Speech. An
  especially good idea if your speech class is
  right before lunch! Talk about a type of cuisine,
  or about ways to make healthy food.
• Informative Speech Idea 10 The Sports Speech.
  Discuss the history of a local team or a popular
  sport. If the Olympics are coming up, give an
  informative preview of some of the events. Just
  remember not everyone is as knowledgeable as
  sports as you might be, so be sure to explain
  unfamiliar terms so you don't lose part of your
  audience.

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Credibility

• REASON TO LISTEN A)   43 of all adults suffer
  adverse health affects due to stress.  75-90 of
  all visits to the primary care physician are for
  stress-related complaints or disorders.  And
  60-80 of industrial accidents are due to stress.
  Stress has also been linked to all of the
  leading causes of death, including cancer, heart
  disease, accidents, lung ailments, cirrhosis, and
  suicide, according to the American Institute of
  Stress. B)   I am interested in this subject
  because I am always u...

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• Begin your Introduction, attention getter,
  preview of speech
• Write your conclusion