Techniques for informing
A practical exhibition and explanation of how something works or is performed.
Demonstration.
Explains an activity that occurred on a particular date or days.
Reducing this type of language can support greater audience understanding.
Jargon.
Uses common language to explain definition.
Functional definition.
One thing causes another.
Causal
Using a story to inform.
Narrative.
Focuses on a person or collection of people.
Individual or groups.
General to _________.
Specific.
Taken verbatim from a very thick book. Webster's anyone?
Dictionary.
Categorical
This type of informative speaking comes directly from a dictionary.
Definition.
Can be mechanical, technological, natural, cultural, or personal.
Objects.
Complex to ______.
Simple.
Definitions are commonly used to provide...
Clarity.
One thing is not like another.
Comparison
A statement or account that makes something clear.
Explanation.
Process.
Clarifying message by _________ quantity of information.
Breaks down language to explain roots of understanding.
Etymological definition.
Elements or events as they occur in space.
Spatial pattern.
A spoken or written representation or account of a person, object, or event.
Description.
A thought or suggestion as to a possible course of action.
Idea.
Visual representation to support spoken word.
Presentation aids.
Expert
Organized by time.
Chronological.