Informative speakingfall2015

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Today:
1) What is informative speaking
2) Types of informative speeches
Requirements:
Simple outline: Due: Nov. 9
Full sentence outline with works cited: Due: Day of your speech
Next week:
1) Selecting your topic
2) Evaluating informative speeches
3) Organization/MLA
3) Non-sexist language
4) Delivery - Martin Luther King – I have a Dream

Informative Speaking
“Not only is there an art in knowing
a thing, but also a certain art in
teaching it.”
~ Cicero (Well-known Roman
orator, politician, writer)

What have you learned?
Q: What are two things you learned at the library visit that can help
you ?
•Speech?
•Another class?
•Educate others about what you learned.

Definition - Informative Speaking
• Informative speeches share information with others to enhance
their knowledge or understanding of information and ideas
presented.
• You assume the role of a teacher to define and elaborate on a
topic.

Library Visit – Informative presentation
• An effective attention getter – How this presentation was
going to help you.
• Overview of what Mike was going to cover
• Telling you how it can be used for all classes– not just
Comm. 101
• Emphasized he was there to help
• Walked you through how to use the resources
• Summarized
• Provided a handout
• And, made sure you knew, the Librarians are there to
help.

Attention getting statistics/quotes
Establish a Motive – Tell your audience how they will
benefit from learning about your topic.
Have a well organized speech with clear transitions and
main points. (Point 1, Point 2, etc.)
Have a strong introduction
•Tell a great story
•Use an inspiring quote
•Use a Rhetorical question
•Use a powerful statistic or fact

• 2. Make it about them.
• Now that you've gotten listeners' attention with your
magnetic opening, make the story about them. Increase
your You-to-Me-Ratio.
• Talk about their goals, their aspirations, their anxieties.
Cicero, a Roman statesman and orator, and one of the
greatest speakers in the history of the world, said,
"Tickling and soothing anxieties is the test of a speaker's
impact and technique." He meant that you can capture
attention if you remind an audience of a felt need, a pain
point, or a threat to their well-being.
4. Keep it moving.
• Not just in terms of pace, but in terms of development.
Make sure that every new bit of information you provide
builds on what came before. We lose interest in movies
when nothing is happening, or novels that stop while the

Use interesting websites for
attention getters/visual aid ideas
• 1000LifeHacks.com
Tips for saving for your future.

Use a Visual Aid
How to take care of a puppy?
•Bullet main points
How to raise a healthy baby?
•Bullet main points

GOOGLE Info graphics for
ideas

Enhance Audience Recall, recall,
recall
1) Repeat a phrase two to three times through out the
speech (With just a little kindness, with just a little
compassion, and just a little acceptance…)
2) Reinforce key ideas verbally (This is the most important
point, Of all the suggestions I have given you…)
3) Use an analogy (compassion of two similar things) to
highlight what you are trying to say
•Life is like a novel. You are the author and everyday is a
new page
•Life is the art of drawing without an eraser
Life is like riding a bicycle to keep your balance you keep
moving.

Functions of the Informative
Speech1. Shapes our perceptions
•Information brings a subject to light.
•Allows you to see the situation from a different perspective.
-The world is flat
-The sun circles the moon
-Mars has water
-You Tube – How music changes your perception - Show two clips of a
couple sit at a table with slow romantic music; and then one with classical
sad music
Information helps us:
•To interpret our experiences
•To plan with clear information
•To shape our values and beliefs
•To change our self concept, and it gives meaning to situations

If you were blind,
how would you describe an Elephant?

Six descriptions of an Elephant!

Connect the Dots with
three straight lines

It is all in your head.
“Change the way you look at things and the things
you look at change.”
― Wayne W. Dyer

Functions of the
Informative Speech
2. Informative presentations can
enhance our ability to survive and
evolve.
•Our existence and safety depend upon the successful
communication of facts and knowledge.
•For thousands of years, cultural and technical knowledge
was passed from generation to generation orally.
•Through meetings, presentations and face-to face interactions, we gain
information about how to perform and improve in our jobs.

Use Reddit.com
For story ideas, headlines, and links to useful sources for
your speech. (How to survive a Hurricane)
Government's handling of Hurricane Patricia is a rare bit of good news for
Mexico
•The official death count from the strongest hurricane ever measured in the
Western Hemisphere: zero.
•For the Mexican government of President Enrique Peña Nieto, it was a rare bit
of good news in a year in which it has sometimes seemed that everything that
could go wrong, did. Peña Nieto has been hammered by criticism over his
handling of the disappearance of 43 college students and the prison escape of
drug cartel leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, and his administration has
been beset by corruption scandals.
•But this time, Mexico — and Peña Nieto — benefited from what appears to
have been a successful emergency response and extraordinary good luck.

Informative Versus Persuasive
Topics
Informative speeches are:
•Noncontroversial
•Interesting without creating conflict
•Informative speeches can be used to
introduce a future persuasive topic
1) Educate about the topic
2) Introduce your persuasive topic

Informative speech requirements
• Length: 4 ½ to 5 minutes in length
• Sources: Four sources cited in your speech; and listed in
the Work Cited using the MLA format.
• Speech Dates:
Speeches outlines:
• Typed Simple outline: Due: Nov. 9
• Outline: Full sentence outline with Works Cited; Due: Day
of Your speech(Must turn in to speak)
• For speech: Use note cards
• Speech order: Z to A
Recommended outline time breakdown:
Introduction: ½ minute
Body: 4 to 4 ½ minutes

Recommended Steps in Preparing Your Speech
(Pgs. 21 to 52 in your course packet)
1. Review Student Speeches (In class exercises (Book – Titanic, How to make a candle, Mother
Tereas and Daying to be Thin)
1. Select the topic/brainstorm for ideas (Pgs. 22 to 26) – In class exercise
2. Research the topic (Library, Books, Newspapers, Online - Huffington post, CNN, History
Channel, PBS, Newspapers, and Online magazines)
3. Select the organizational pattern based on the type of speech (The main points - Pg. 28 in
your course book)
4. Write the body of the speech (Pgs. 39 to 40) Remember the Writing Center extra credit.
1. Develop the introduction and conclusion (Pgs. 43 to 49)
2. Develop simple outline: Must be typed: Type of Speech; and three main points written in full
sentences; Due: Nov. 9
3. Prepare a full sentence outline with works cited: Must be turned in day of your speech and
be typed
4. Prepare speaker’s notecards ( Large notecards with cues to smile, make eye contact)

Major Types of Informative Speeches
“The art of teaching is the art of assisting
discovery.”
~ Mark Van Doren

Process
• Speeches about processes focus
on patterns of action.
Speech often teaches people "how-to" perform a process.
Examples of speeches about processes include:
• How to make a pizza
• How the Internet works (not "how to work the Internet”)
• How to construct a good informative speech
• How to research the job market.
• How to survive an earthquake, a Tsunami, or being lost in the woods.
Resources:
• Library resources
• Wiki How
• YouTube
• http://www.bepreparedcalifornia.ca.gov/beinformed/naturaldisasters/e
arthquakes

Organization Pattern - Process
I. Introduction
• A. Materials (History – Cultural, family tradition, artistic,
etc. )
• B. The process of doing the activity
• C. Successful tips for doing it
III. Conclusion
Typical organizational pattern: Topical or Chronological
Resources:
• Organization pattern - Pg. 28 in course packet

Descriptive speeches
Person, events, place, or animal
• Provide a detailed, vivid, word picture.
• Audiences have a clear vision of the subject.
• Determine what makes the subject interesting, unique, outstanding, worthy of
discussing.
• Select people, events, and places that your audience can relate to, afford, or
create desire to visit.
Be able to describe anything visual, such as a street scene, in words that
convey your meaning. ~ Marilyn vos Savant

People
• Frame a key message based on the person's most notable
characteristics or memorable achievements.
• Articulate several main points that demonstrate those
characteristics and achievements, backing up each with
careful research.
• Use anecdotes and quotes about the person that create vivid
mental images for the audience.
Who can you pick?
• Poets
• Designers
• Musicians
• Scientists
• Social Justice Activists
• Writers
• Actors
• Politicians – Get ready for 2016!

Organization Pattern - Person
I. Introduction
A. Early Years
B. B. Education
C. C. Important accomplishments or interesting aspects of
their life.
III. Conclusion
Typical organizational pattern: Topical or
Chronological
• Sample speech – Mother Teresa – A7 in course packet
Resources:
http://www.biography.com/
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2147639,00.asp

Organization Pattern - Places
I. Introduction
II.Location
A. Where – history, location, cost, times open, website;
B - What to do at this location
C. special features about the location (history, architecture,
etc.)
III. Conclusion
Typical organizational pattern: Topical
Resources:
•Organization pattern - Pg. 28 in course packet

Events/Activities
Speeches about events focus on things that happened, are happening, or
will happen.
Examples of speeches about defining events include: the 1963 Civil Rights
March on Washington, LA riots, 9/11, Titanic Disaster, D Day – World War
II, Armenian Genocide, the Holocaust
Cultural Events: Kwanzaa, Groundhog's Day, Holloween, Oktoberfest, Dia
de los Muertos, Thanksgiving, Christmas.
Resources
•http://losangeles.eventful.com/events
•http://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/christmas
•http://www.laweekly.com/arts/6-great-free-things-to-do-in-la-this-week-
6171743

Organization Pattern – Events
I. Introduction
• A. Origin/meaning/History/Where it is celebrated
• B. How it is celebrated/recognized/memorialized
• C. Unique aspects
III. Conclusion
Typical organizational pattern: Topical or
Chronological
Resources:

The Titanic – Event
• Pg. 34 to 36 in your course book

Concepts/Ideas/Movements
• Speeches about concepts focus on beliefs, ideas, and theories.
• While speeches about objects, processes, and events are fairly
concrete, speeches about concepts are more abstract.
• Focus on unbiased information and refrain from making
arguments.
• Because concepts can be vague and involved, limit your
speech to aspects that can be readily explained and
understood within the time limits.
Examples of topics for concept speeches include:
Religion, Social Issues, Government, Business, Movements

Movements
• Black Lives Matter
• Occupy Wall Street
• The Suffragists (Movie out)
• The Civil Rights Movement
• The Labor Movement
• Gay Rights Movement
• Antiwar Movement
• Farm workers Movement
• Armenian genocide recognition movement
Resource
• http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2096654_209665
3,00.html (10 ten American Protest Movements)

Organization Pattern –
Ideas/Movements
I. Introduction
A. Define it
B. What is the origin, history, or meaning
C. How is it organized, used or run/unique aspects
III. Conclusion
Typical organizational pattern: Topical or Chronological
Resources:

Valley College Ideas
• How an education plan can help you graduate?
• Ten sources on campus committed to your success?
• How to get grant money –That you don’t have to pay back
• Workshop opportunities to earn extra credit and create a
healthier, happier, more productive you? (Stars, more)
• How to write a great paper
• Want to get out at Valley – Night life that won’t cost you!

1. Select a Topic
To consider:
• Who is your audience (Age, gender, religion,
education, socio-economic status, ethnic background,
or occupation)
• What is the occasion? (Speech class or other)
• What are your interests, talents and experience
• What classes, sports, or hobbies have your
participated in?
Tips:
• Speak about what you know
• Speak about what you have passion about
• Topics should have substance
• Topics should be of interest to your audience
• Topics should be culturally sensitive to your audience
• Topics must be limited in scope and narrowed down
to fit time requirement

Resources for
Topic
• http://www.myspeechclass.com/
informativetopics2.html
• http://library.austincc.edu/help/s
peech/topic/Good
%20Informative%20Speech
%20Topics.htm
• https://www.ted.com/topics
• Informative Speech ideas and topics
• How nuclear power works
• The biography of your favorite actor
• The history of comic books
• The story of how your school was
founded
• How to pick a bottle of wine
• The history of your hometown
• How to start a saving money
• History of a favorite product brand
• How to shoot a basketball
• Description of life in another country
• The three branches of U.S.
government
• The Seven Wonders of the World
• History of Disneyland
• How to knit a scarf

Simple Outline: Due: Nov. 9
Requirements
• Typed
• Note: Must be turned in to be able to speak.
• 5 point walk
Include:
• Your Name
• Class time
• Topic
• Organizational pattern: Topical, Chronological or use of
one listed on pg. 28 in your course book
• 3 Main points: Please do each as a full sentence.

Full sentence outline; due: day of your
speech
Course packet - pgs. 31 to 33Written Outline Format with Works Cited
Informative Speech Outline
Student’s name:
Date:
Topic: Title that suggests the topic of your speech
General purpose: To inform
Specific purpose: Your specific purpose identifies the information you want to communicate in the
mode you have chosen.
Thesis: The central idea of your speech (summary of main points.)
•
•
•
•
•
• II. The Body
•
• The body is the content of the speech. The body is where the main points that were

I. Introduction
The introduction is the most important part of any presentation. (The introduction should
be memorized, if possible, and shouldn’t be longer than ½ minute.)
A. Attention Getter: Use something that grabs the attention of the audience.
_______________________________________________________________________
Examples:
•Startling statistics
•Personal stories
•Rhetorical questions
•Quotes from famous people
•Poetry
•Song lyrics
•Visual aids
•Tell a joke – make sure it is tasteful
•Imagine…..
•What “if” scenarios, etc.
Full sentence outline with works cited: Due: Day
of your Speech

B. Reason to Listen: Tell the audience why they should listen to your speech?
Make it personal to each of them. What are the benefits? What tips will they
learn________________________________________________________________________
_______
C. Thesis Statement: One short, clear sentence that tells the audience the
topic of your presentation. _______________________________________
D. Credibility Statement:
1. What personally connects you to this topic?
2. What type of research have you done to establish
credibility____________________________________________________________________
_____________
E. Preview of Main Points: (Provide a summary of preview of your main
points )
1. First, I will describe …
2. Second, I will examine …
3. Third, I will discuss…
___________________________________________________________________________
____

II. The Body
The body is the content of the speech. The body is where the
main points that were set up in the preview are individually
addressed.
Statement of the first main point
1. Idea of development or support for the first main point
a. Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc.- cite source)
b. Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc. - cite source)
2. More development or support
________________________________________________________
____________________________
Transition: (Required) Statement of movement that looks
back (internal summary) and looks forward (preview).
________________________________________________________
____________________________

II. The Body
Statement of the second main point
_______________________________________________________________
_____________________
Transition: (Required) Statement of movement that looks back
(internal summary) and looks forward (preview).
_______________________________________________________________
_____________________

II. The Body
A.Statement of the third main point
_______________________________________________________________
_____________________

III. Conclusion
The conclusion is the second most important part of any presentation.
It provides you an opportunity to leave your audience with one last important
point that is often referred to as the residual effect.
A. Review of Main Points:
1. Restate your first main point.
2. Restate your second main point.
3. Restate you third main point.
_______________________________________________________________
_______B. Closure: Develop a creative closing that will give the speech
a sense of ending. This point may be more than one
sentence. You should refer back to your attention getter.
_______________________________________________________________
_______

References/Works Cited (Pg. 33 in Course Book; and Syllabus)
•MLA format; all references need to be cited in MLA format.
•Electronic sources must be authoritative and credible. (Peer review/vetted)
•Four source minimum: You must have at least four sources cited in your
speech and listed on your reference/works cited page.
•Research should be no older than five years.
Resources
•LAVC Writing Center – Have them check your MLA format or help with your
speech – 818-947-2810; http://www.lavc.edu/writingcenter/
•Information from Library Visit
•https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/ (Complete instructions for
different types of research)

Works Cited Example (Pg. 6 in Syllabus)
•"Blueprint Lays Out Clear Path for Climate Action." Environmental Defense Fund.
Environmental Defense Fund, 8 May 2007. Web. 24 May 2009.
•Clinton, Bill. Interview by Andrew C. Revkin. “Clinton on Climate Change.” New York
Times. New York Times, May 2007. Web. 25 May 2009.
•Dean, Cornelia. "Executive on a Mission: Saving the Planet." New York Times. New York
Times, 22 May 2007. Web. 25 May 2009.
•Ebert, Roger. "An Inconvenient Truth." Rev. of An Inconvenient Truth, dir. Davis
Guggenheim. rogerebert.com. Sun-Times News Group, 2 June 2006. Web. 24 May 2009.
•GlobalWarming.org. Cooler Heads Coalition, 2007. Web. 24 May 2009.
•Gowdy, John. "Avoiding Self-organized Extinction: Toward a Co-evolutionary Economics
of Sustainability." International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology
14.1 (2007): 27-36. Print.
•An Inconvenient Truth. Dir. Davis Guggenheim. Perf. Al Gore, Billy West. Paramount,
2006. DVD.
•Leroux, Marcel. Global Warming: Myth Or Reality?: The Erring Ways of Climatology.
New York: Springer, 2005. Print.
•Milken, Michael, Gary Becker, Myron Scholes, and Daniel Kahneman. "On Global
Warming and Financial Imbalances." New Perspectives Quarterly 23.4 (2006): 63. Print.
•Nordhaus, William D. "After Kyoto: Alternative Mechanisms to Control Global Warming."
American Economic Review 96.2 (2006): 31-34. Print.
•Uzawa, Hirofumi. Economic Theory and Global Warming.

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