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Informative Speaking
Mr. Raber
Sample Speech
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug66Jq-wdfQ&feature=related
What is an Informative Speech?
An INFORMATIVE SPEECH
presents information in ways
that will help listeners
understand and remember
what they are hearing.
Informative Speech
 No matter what you are informing your
audience of, CONTENT is important.
 However, HOW the content is
delivered is just as important!
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
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
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)
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
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.
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
Basically…
If you think your topic/speech
is going to give your
audience a “DUGH”
reaction, try a different
perspective, approach, or
topic.
DUGH
Speech Organization
The main parts of good
speech are the same as the
main parts of a good
_____________.
ESSAY
Speech and Essay
 Three Main Parts:
1. Introduction
2. Body
3. Conclusion
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)
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
Main Point Organization
For an EXPOSITORY
speech you are either
going to use logical or
spatial order.
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.
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.
None of This!!!
Remember… Speech & Essay
Three Main Parts:
1.Introduction
2.Body
3.Conclusion
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
Ok…
Now that you have the content
and organization of your
speech down…
It is time to discuss the
DELIVERY of your speech
Speech Delivery:
HOW you will
present your
information
Speech Delivery:
You will give your speech
EXTEMPORANEOUSLY
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
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
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
Speech Delivery:
What does the following
phrase mean?
“I see what you say, I hear
what you look like”
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
Speech Delivery:
Thus, there are some
DELIVERY STRATEGIES
that can make your speech
more effective and successful
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.
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
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
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
Other Strategies:
On top of DELIVERY
STRATEGIES, a good
speaker also follows
various…
NONVERBAL
STRATEGIES
Nonverbal Strategies:
DRESS
APPROPRIATELY
 A neat, well-groomed appearance
tells your audience you are serious
and well prepared
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
Nonverbal Strategies:
Use Appropriate
FACIAL EXPRESSIONS
and HAND GESTURES
 Concentrate on the interest you have in
your subject
 Use them to add to your speech…
 Not DISTRACT
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
Audiovisuals
Use will need an
AUDIOVISUAL to
accompany your speech
 Examples:
 audiotape
 videotape
 chart
 table
 graph
 poster
 model
 pamphlet
 etc,etc
Audiovisuals
They can help:
clarify information
and
hold your
audience’s attention
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
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
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
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.
Remember:
Everything in your speech will
probably NOT go exactly as
planned
Stay relaxed and keep your
sense of humor
DO NOT freak out
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
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

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Informative Speaking.ppt

  • 1. Informative Speaking Mr. Raber Sample Speech http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug66Jq-wdfQ&feature=related
  • 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.
  • 11. DUGH
  • 12. Speech Organization The main parts of good speech are the same as the main parts of a good _____________. ESSAY
  • 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
  • 16. Main Point Organization For an EXPOSITORY speech you are either going to use logical or 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.
  • 20. Remember… Speech & Essay Three Main Parts: 1.Introduction 2.Body 3.Conclusion
  • 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
  • 23. Speech Delivery: HOW you will present your information
  • 24. Speech Delivery: You will give your speech EXTEMPORANEOUSLY
  • 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
  • 28. Speech Delivery: What does the following phrase mean? “I see what you say, I hear what you look like”
  • 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
  • 30. Speech Delivery: Thus, there are some DELIVERY STRATEGIES that can make your speech more effective and successful
  • 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
  • 36. Nonverbal Strategies: DRESS APPROPRIATELY  A neat, well-groomed appearance tells your audience you are serious and well prepared
  • 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
  • 38. Nonverbal Strategies: Use Appropriate FACIAL EXPRESSIONS and HAND GESTURES  Concentrate on the interest you have in your subject  Use them to add to your speech…  Not DISTRACT
  • 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
  • 41. Audiovisuals They can help: clarify information and hold your audience’s attention
  • 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