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Informative Speech, Siti Radhiah Bt Adnan (TESL 1) - Coggle Diagram
Informative Speech
Choosing an Informative Speech Topic
Choosing a topic that can engage and educate the audience.
Topic choices may be influenced by the level at which you are speaking
Informative speaking usually happens at one of three levels: formal, vocational, and impromptu (Verderber, 1991)
Whether at the formal, vocational, or impromptu level, informative speeches can emerge from a range of categories, which include objects, people, events, processes, concepts, and issues.
Formal informative speeches occur when an audience has assembled specifically to hear what you have to say
Categories
Speeches about objects convey information about any nonhuman material things. Mechanical objects, animals, plants, and fictional objects are all suitable topics of investigation.
Speeches about people focus on real or fictional individuals who are living or dead. These speeches require in-depth biographical research; an encyclopedia entry is not sufficient.
Speeches about concepts are less concrete than speeches about objects or people, as they focus on ideas or notions that may be abstract or multifaceted.
Speeches about events focus on past occasions or ongoing occurrences. A particular day in history, an annual observation, or a seldom occurring event can each serve as interesting informative topics.
Informative speeches about processes provide a step-by-step account of a procedure or natural occurrence. Speakers may walk an audience through, or demonstrate, a series of actions that take place to complete a procedure
Informative speeches about issues provide objective and balanced information about a disputed subject or a matter of concern for society.
Methods of Informing
Through definition
entails defining concepts clearly and concisely and is an important skill for informative speaking. There are several ways a speaker can inform through definition: synonyms and antonyms, use or function, example, and etymology
Through Description
entails creating verbal pictures for your audience. Description is also an important part of informative speeches that use a spatial organizational pattern, since you need to convey the layout of a space or concept
Through Demonstration
a speaker gives verbal directions about how to do something while also physically demonstrating the steps
Through Explanation
Entails sharing how something works, how something came to be, or why something happened.
May be useful when a topic is too complex or abstract to demonstrate.
When presenting complex information make sure to break the topic up into manageable units, avoid information overload, and include examples that make the content relevant to the audience
Researching an Informative Topic
Speakers should take care to find sources that are objective, balanced, and credible.
Periodicals, books, newspapers, and credible websites can all be useful sources for informative speeches
Informative speakers also need to take time to find engaging information.
You should take care to consider how much information your audience already knows about a topic
Creating an Informative Speech
The goal of informative speaking is to teach an audience something using objective factual information.
Organizing and Supporting an Informative Speech
Organizational patterns
Topical, chronological, and spatial.
To organize a speech topically, you break a larger topic down into logical subdivisions.
An informative speech about labor unions could focus on unions in three different areas of employment, three historically significant strikes, or three significant legal/legislative decisions.
Effective Informative Speech
Avoiding persuasion, avoiding information overload, engaging your audiences
Siti Radhiah Bt Adnan (TESL 1)