2. What is an Informative Speech?
An INFORMATIVE SPEECH
presents information in ways
that will help listeners
understand and remember
what they are hearing.
3. Informative Speech
No matter what you are informing your
audience of, CONTENT is important.
However, HOW the content is
delivered is just as important!
4. Remember…
Speeches are delivered LIVE
Thus, you only have one chance to tell
and show the audience what you want
them to know/understand
They cannot rewind you/your speech
back or turn the page back to review
your presented information
5. Topic Selection:
Since this is an informative speech, you
should choose a topic that interests you
and you are familiar with.
Hence, this why we answered the three
questions on the back board
6. Topic Selection:
Also, remember your speech only needs to be
FIVE MINUTES long…
Thus, you should not choose a topic that is too
large/broad that it cannot be covered/
explained effectively in such a short speech
(The maximum time a speech can be before a
student loses points is SEVEN MINUTES)
7. Your Speech Type:
Your speech is going to be an
EXPOSITORY speech
An expository speech gives information
about a specific subject
Example: How a gasoline engine works
8. More about topic selection:
You should analyze your
audience and tailor your
speech to their interests
and previous knowledge.
Remember: Your audience members
are your classmates; plan accordingly.
9. More about topic selection:
If you think your audience
already knows a lot about your
topic, try to present an
interesting perspective or little
known facts.
For example, instead of informing your
audience about how a person plays
baseball, inform them of how vision-
impaired people play baseball
10. Basically…
If you think your topic/speech
is going to give your
audience a “DUGH”
reaction, try a different
perspective, approach, or
topic.
13. Speech and Essay
Three Main Parts:
1. Introduction
2. Body
3. Conclusion
14. Introduction of Speech:
1. Capture your audience’s
attention with an interesting
statement or question.
2. Gain the listener’s interest
by relating the topic to their
experiences/life
3. State the goal or purpose of
your speech (Thesis)
15. Body of Speech:
There are three main ways you can
organize the main points of your
speech:
1. Chronological Order
2. Logical Order
3. Spatial Order
17. Logical Order:
You are going to use this
method of organization if you
are supplying basic
information on a subject.
Logical order is ordering your
main points by GROUPS or
CATEGORIES.
18. Spatial Order:
You are going to use this method
of organization if you are
describing an arrangement.
For example, if you are informing
an audience about the
arrangement of pilot controls in an
airplane.
21. Conclusion of Speech:
Two main functions of a good
conclusion:
1. Refer to your introduction and
summarize your main points; this kind
of overview is an especially important way
to reinforce your message for listeners
2. End with a quotation, an anecdote, or
thought-provoking final statement
22. Ok…
Now that you have the content
and organization of your
speech down…
It is time to discuss the
DELIVERY of your speech
25. Speech Delivery:
EXTEMPORANEOUS
An extemporaneous speech is outlined
and rehearsed but not memorized
Speakers may use an outline or note
cards
Most professional speakers use this method in
order to seem more spontaneous and to adapt
their presentation according to their audience’s
various reactions
26. BEWARE:
You may use note cards or an outline as
CUES or tools to hold phrases or quotes
you will state WORD-FOR-WORD in
your speech
HOWEVER: DO NOT STAND UP
IN FRONT OF THE CLASS AND
CONSTANTLY LOOK DOWN AT
THEM…AND MOST
IMPORTANTLY…
DO NOT READ THEM
27. Speech Delivery:
You may wish to use some type of
mnemonic, memory, devices to
help yourself and your audience
remember your main points:
1. Parallel structure
2. Acronyms
3. Images
29. Phrase Meaning:
It means that it is what the listeners
SEE and HEAR that affects how they
think about the content of your speech.
Thus, you do not want to look
appalling/inappropriate while giving
your speech
And, you do not want anything dealing
with your voice to be distracting
31. Delivery Strategies:
Use Your Voice Effectively
This means that you should vary your
tone, rate, and volume to add
emphasis and interest to your
speech.
32. Delivery Strategies:
Enunciate Clearly
Speak distinctly to prevent
slurring words or dropping word
endings
Over pronounce words that are
difficult to pronounce or understand
when heard out loud
33. Delivery Strategies:
Avoid Vocalized Pauses
Meaningless speech sounds, such as
uh, um, like, okay, and you know,
are distracting
Use quiet pauses to emphasize
important points
34. Delivery Strategies:
Be Enthusiastic
Use your speech and word choice
to show that you believe in your
material
The audience will usually respond to
your excitement
Basically, if you are not excited about
the material, your audience will not be
either
35. Other Strategies:
On top of DELIVERY
STRATEGIES, a good
speaker also follows
various…
NONVERBAL
STRATEGIES
37. Nonverbal Strategies:
MAINTAIN EYE
CONTACT
By making eye contact with
various people in your audience,
you can give them the impression
that you are speaking with them
individually
39. Nonverbal Strategies:
Use GOOD
POSTURE
Stand up straight with both feet on
the ground
Avoid rocking back and forth
Avoid pacing needlessly
DO NOT LOCK YOUR KNEES
40. Audiovisuals
Use will need an
AUDIOVISUAL to
accompany your speech
Examples:
audiotape
videotape
chart
table
graph
poster
model
pamphlet
etc,etc
42. Remember…
Make sure your audiovisual’s graphics,
words, etc. are large enough to be
seen by your entire audience
The audience’s attention will shift its
focus from you to your audiovisual…
Thus, DO NOT show your audiovisual
until you are ready to use it in your
speech
43. Remember…
Your audiovisual will take time to
introduce, present, and explain
Your audiovisual time WILL be
figured into your overall speech time
Your audiovisual time CANNOT be
the majority of your speech time
44. Audiovisual TIP:
Keep your audiovisual closely
concealed until you are ready
to use it in your speech
Example: Keep your poster turned
around with nothing on the back
45. Audiovisual TIP:
• Incorporate your
audiovisual into your
speech…
• DO NOT say the conclusion of your
speech and then explain the A.V.
separately or…
• say “This is my A.V.” and point to it.
46. Remember:
Everything in your speech will
probably NOT go exactly as
planned
Stay relaxed and keep your
sense of humor
DO NOT freak out
47. FINALLY…
Practice, Practice, Practice
DO NOT say your speech for the first
time when you get up in front of the
class to be graded
It WILL NOT go well…I promise
“Winging It” will be disastrous… I
promise
48. FINALLY #2…
Rehearse to establish how long
your speech takes to give
Have your practice audience
evaluate you by asking the
questions on page 139/Note
Taking Guide #2
