Informative Speaking

INFORMATIVE SPEAKING

Definition: Informative speeches seek to educate or teach an audience about

something significant.

Purpose

Creates a desire for the information

Helps audience understand

Helps audience remember.

Invites audience to apply the information

  

Topics may be about an object, idea, person,

process, institution, or place. 

Requirements for an informative speech

• Use presentational aid make your speech clear. 
• Gives new information. 
• Related to yourself  
• Related to the audience needs or interests
   Picking your topic is 50 percent of Work
  How to Choose a Topic?*Use yourself as first reference
  *Do research
  
                   list of topics http://www.buzzle.com/articles/list-of-informative-speech-topics.html
  
  
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  Types and Tips for Presentational Aids

  Types
  The object itself
  Your body
  Models
  Photos
  Digital recordings
  YouTube
  Diagrams
  Charts and graphs

Tips for visual aids

• Make it large enough to be seen in the back. 

• Must be relevant in supporting a main idea 

• Keep it up front — don’t pass it around.

• Keep it simple   

• Show aid only when referring to it. example

• Take it down when done.

Example http://www.iraqsinconvenienttruth.com/images/Obamacare_health-care-chart.jpg