This document outlines the 6 C's of informative speaking: be clear, concise, complete, correct, concrete, and connect. It provides guidance on each C, such as being clear by using definitions and comparisons, being concise by choosing words carefully and not wasting words, and being complete by using advance organizers to outline the key points of the speech. The document also discusses requirements for the informative speech such as limiting the subject, connecting with the audience, and presenting for 4 minutes without notes while uploading the speech to turnitin.com.

1. Informative Speaking
Ms. Huckabee
CHS
www.HuckabeeClassroom.com

2. • Share facts you have learned through
experience, observation, listening, and reading.

4. 6 C’s of Informative Speaking
(and what you’ll be graded on…)
• Be CLEAR
• Be CONCISE
• Be COMPLETE
• Be CORRECT
• Be CONCRETE
• CONNECT

5. Be CLEAR
• Definitions your audience needs to know
• Make distinctions about what it is and what it is
not.
• Compare and contrast to things your audience
probably already knows.

6. Be CONCISE
• Choose words carefully
▫ Please repeat that again.
▫ These two are both alike.
▫ The pens are identically the same.
▫ She arrived at 8am this morning.
• Don’t waste words!

7. Be COMPLETE
• Use advance organizers
▫ Tell us where you’re taking us in your speech.
▫ What are some words you can use?
 For example, “There are three things you need to
know about…” and keep it to three things. Don’t add
a fourth or fifth.

8. Be CORRECT
• We’re trusting you to be the expert.
• If you don’t know for sure, don’t say it.
• Identify sources correctly.
• Give credit where credit is due.

9. Be CONCRETE
• Give us specifics.
• Not just candy…gourmet jelly beans,
• rich, dark chocolate.
• Help us make mental pictures.
• Provide physical details.

10. CONNECT
• Analyze your audience
• What are the demographics?
• What will they know about your topic already?
• What level of cultural literacy will you be dealing
with?

11. Narrow down your subject
• Limit your subject in time.
• Limit your subject in space.
• Limit your subject in extent.
• Now divide it in half.
▫ This is also a good technique for making your
essay writing stronger.
▫ Ms. Huckabee, English teacher

12. Ideas to help teach us
• Give us a thesis
• Provide facts
• Tell stories
• Use quotes
• Definitions
• Descriptions

13. Speech Requirements
• 4 minutes is the goal length.
• You may not have a copy of your speech with you
or use your iPad. You may use notecards.
• You will upload your speech to turnitin.com
• You do NOT have to give me a printed copy

14. End.