THE INFORMATIVE Chapter 15

SPEECH
 WHAT IS INFORMATIVE SPEAKING?

 “A speech that has a goal to explain or describe facts, truths,

and principles in a way that increases understanding”

 Answers questions about a topic (who, what, where, when,

why, and how)

 General purpose: To inform

 CHARACTERISTICS OF EFFECTIVE
INFORMATIVE SPEAKING
 Intellectually stimulating : consider depth and breadth

 Relevant : how is the topic/point important to your listener?

 Creative: conduct good research; give yourself time; think

productively

 Memorable: use repetition, transitions, humor, mnemonics,

and acronyms

 Address diverse learning styles : feeling, watching, thinking,

doing dimensions
 METHODS OF INFORMING

 Description

 Definition
- Classifying it and dif ferentiating it from similar ideas
- Explain a word’s derivation or history
- Explain a word’s use of function
- Use familiar synonym/antonym

 Comparison and contrast

 Narration

 Demonstration
 COMMON INFORMATIVE SPEECH
FRAMEWORKS
 Process: how something is done, made, or how it works

 Expository: provide carefully researched, in -depth knowledge

about complex topic
- Explains a political, economic, social, religious, or
ethical issue
- Explains events or forces of history
- Explains a theory, principle, or law
- Explains a creative work