Informative speech

GOAL OF INFORMATIVE SPEECH

• •EXPLAINS OR DESCRIBES FACTS, TRUTHS, AND PRINCIPLES TO:

• •STIMULATE INTEREST

• •FACILITATE UNDERSTANDING

• •INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF REMEMBERING

CHARACTERISTICS OF AN INFORMATIVE SPEECH

• INTELLECTUALLY STIMULATING

• RELEVANT

• CREATIVE

• MEMORABLE

HOW DO I MAKE IT MEMORABLE?

• PRESENTATIONAL AIDS

• REPETITION – "I HAVE A DREAM"

• TRANSITIONS

• HUMOR

• MNEMONICS – EVERY GOOD BOY DOES FINE

• ACRONYMS – AIDS – ACQUIRED IMMUNITY DEFICIENCY SYNDROME

HOW DO I INFORM MY AUDIENCE?

• DESCRIPTION

• DEFINITION

• COMPARISON AND CONTRAST

• NARRATION

• DEMONSTRATION

EXPOSITORY SPEECH

• •EXPOSITORY SPEECH: PROVIDES CAREFULLY RESEARCHED, IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE ABOUT A COMPLEX

TOPIC

• •ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, RELIGIOUS, OR ETHICAL ISSUES

• •HISTORICAL EVENTS AND FORCES

• •THEORY, PRINCIPLE, OR LAW

• •CREATIVE WORKS

BRAINSTORMING TOPICS

DNA EVIDENCE

BOTOX (NOW BEING FOUND TO BE USEFUL IN

PAIN CONTROL)

HERBS AS MEDICINE

HISTORY OF BARBIE

HURRICANES

FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY

FEDERAL WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAM

HISTORY OF ROCK AND ROLL

TRIPLE CROWN RACES

STEM CELL RESEARCH

VACATIONING TIPS

THE EFFECTS OF STRESS

ELECTORAL COLLEGE

HISTORY OF BLOGGING

HISTORY OF VIDEO GAMES

WHY WAS KATRINA SO DEVASTATING

HISTORY OF SPACE TRAVEL

SAFETY OF BUY ONLINE