Informative Speeches
Audience Strategies
Speech Designs
Rising to the Challenge: Informative Speech
Briefings: an Application
100
Functions to enlighten by sharing ideas and information.
What is informative speaking?
100
Establish your credibility early.
How do I connect with a Distrustful or Knowledgable Audience?
100
This speech design is used when your topic can be discussed by how it is positioned in a physical setting or natural environment.
What is SPATIAL design?
100
Select a good topic.
What is a the first thing we should do when starting a presentation?
100
A specialized form of informative speaking offered in an organizational setting.
What is a briefing?
200
Speeches of Description, Demonstration and Explanation
What are the three types of informative speaking?
200
Make a dynamic presentation.
How do I keep an Uninterested Audience engaged?
200
This speech design is used when your topic can be discussed as a historical development through certain defining moments.
What is CHRONOLOGICAL design?
200
This is sometimes known as the dullest form of speech.
What is informative speaking?
200
It is badly organized, not presented well, contains too much jargon, it is too long, and lacks examples or comparisons.
What are some ways speakers present bad briefings?
300
A measure of how much new and important information or understanding a speech conveys to an audience.
What is informative value?
300
Use voice, gestures and eye contact to reinforce meaning.
How do I address an Interested but Uninformed Audience?
300
This speech design is used when your topic has natural or customary divisions. Each category becomes a main point for development, it is useful when you need to organize large amounts of material.
What is CATEGORICAL design?
300
This type of speech entertains and inspires.
What is Ceremonial speaking?
300
It is brief! Cut out any material that is not related directly to your main points.
What is the best part of a briefing?
400
An informative speech that uses vivid language to illustrate an activity, object, person or place.
What is speech of description?
400
Acknowledge diverse perspectives on the topic.
How can I avoid turning an Interested and Knowledgeable Audience off?
400
This speech design is used when your topic is new to your audience, abstract, technical, or simply difficult to comprehend. It helps make material more meaningful by comparing or contrasting it with something the audience already knows and understands.
What is COMPARATIVE design?
400
This type of speech offers drama of controversy and the excitement of watching speakers take public stands on issues.
What is persuasive speaking?
400
Speak in a way your audience can relate to. Tell them what they need to know in language they can understand.
What is adapting your language?
500
An informative speech that offers understanding of abstract and complex subjects.
What is speech of explanation?
500
Cite resources the audience will respect.
How do I connect with an Unsympathetic Audience?
500
This speech design is used when your topic is best understood in terms of its underlying causes or consequences. May be used to account for the present or predict future possibilities.
What is CAUSATION design?
500
This type of speech often reveals fascinating insights into the minds and personalities of speakers.
What is introductory speaking?
500
This can be used when you report to your supervisor or boss at work.
When can a briefing be used in a one-on-one setting?
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