Chapter 12
A speech based entirely and exclusively on facts and whose main purpose is to inform rather than persuade, amuse or inspire.
informative speech
new research, carried out to acquire data first-hand rather from previously published sources to answer specific questions or issues and discover knowledge
Primary Research
the broad, overall goal of a speech; to inform, to persuade, to entertain, etc.
general purpose
having the quality of function of proving or demonstrating something; affording proof or evidence
probative
the resources beyond the speech itself that a speaker uses to enhance the message conveyed to the audience.
presentation aids
a statement or claim that cannot be argued
irrefutable
information that is first-hand or straight from the source; information that is unfiltered by interpretation or editing
primary sources
an infinitive phrase that builds upon the speaker's general purpose to clearly indicate precisely what the goal of a given speech is
specific purpose statement
types of supporting materials
examples, narratives, definitions, descriptions, historic and scientific fact, statistics, testimony
charts, graphs, representations, objects or models, people
types of presentation aids
Types of Informative speeches
History, Biography, Processes, Ideas and Concepts and Categories or Divisions
information that is not directly from the first-hand source; information that has been compiled, filtered, edited or interpreted in some way
secondary sources
a statement that contains or summarizes a speech's main points
central idea statement
focus on one stimulus while ignoring or suppressing reactions to other stimuli
attention
unity and consistency, emphasis, focal point and visibility, scale and proportion, balance, rhythm in presenting
creating quality slide shows
Guidelines for selecting an informative speech topic include
pick a specific or focused topic and avoid faux or fake informative speech topics
works that are published on a regular, ongoing basis, such as magazines, academic journals and newspapers
periodicals
The point of your central idea statement in terms of your audience is to
reveal and clarify the ideas or assertions you will be addressing in your speech, more commonly known as your main points, to fulfill your speech purpose
Movement, conflict, novelty, humor, familiarity, contrast, repetition, suspense, proximity, need-oriented subjects, intensity, concreteness
Factions of attention
dry erase board, Flipchart, posters, handouts
low tech presentation aids
Guidelines for preparing an informative speech include
don't be too broad and be accurate, clear and interesting, and keep in mind audience diversity.
a review process in which other scholars have read a work of scholarly writing (usually articles, but sometimes books) and evaluated whether it meets the quality standards of a particular publication and/or discipline
peer-review
the number that is the most frequently occurring within a given set of numbers
mode
the words of others used as proof or evidence
testimony
the attitude of a given artifact (humorous, serious, light-hearted, etc.)
tone