Vocab
Types
Topics
Prep
100

This speech is based on facts but doesn't try to convince the audience what to believe.

What is Informative Speech?

100

A speech on the origins of genetics.

What is a History Informative Speech?

100

Choosing topics that are not too wide or vague

What is Specific or Focused?

100

A good speech should be this, so the audience pays attention

What is Clear and Interesting?

200

Water is wet

What is an Irrefutable Fact?

200

A speech about Nasir bin Olu Jonesir Jones.

What is a Biography Speech?

200

Topics that promote a particular belief or position that would turn your informative speech into a

What is Persuasive Speech?

200

This is essential to ensure accuracy and that your audience trusts your information

What is Current and updated sources?

300

Information that should NOT be included without a valid source.

What is an Opinion?

300

A speech on how to complete a task.

What is Process Speech?

300

Topics must rely on this kind of information, not speculation or weak evidence

What is Irrefutable or credible fact?

300

Being mindful of this helps tailor what level of detail is appropriate for your listeners

What is Audience diversity?

400

Reminds the speaker why the topic matters to the audience.

What is "What's in it for me?"?

400

A speech on how we can use AI in the future.

What is Idea or Concept Speech?

400

Picking topics involves narrowing from broad subjects to this

What is Specific instances or focused subsets?

400

Speeches that "dump data" without meaning for the listeners fails to have this

What is Focus or meaningful organization?

500

Areas that historical informative speeches could cover.

 What is Objects, Places, Ideas?

500

Formal prepared speeches by experts and presenters on different aspects of an overall topic

What is a Symposium?

500

A speech about the existence of extraterrestrials?

What is Faux or Fake Informative Speech? (avoid)

500

Preparing your speech helps you decide how much info and what kinds of points to include. 

What is Audience analysis?