Informative speech
designed to convey knowledge and understanding: describe an object, a process, or an event. Often uses visual aids
Object
anything that is visible, tangible, and stable in form
Process
a systemiatic series of actions that leads to a specific result or product: how something is made or how it works
Event
anything that happens or is regarded as happening whether in the past or present
Concept
a belief, theory, idea, notion or principle: usually in topical order focusing on the maion features or aspects of the concept...e.g. freedom
Guidelines for informative speeches?
1. don't overestimate what the audience knows
2. relate the subject directly to the audience (why is the information important to them?)
3. don't be too technical or use terminology the audience may not know
4. avoid abstraction
5. personalize the ideas
Description
a statement that depicts a person, event, or idea with clarity and vividness
Comparison
a statement concerning the similarities among two or more people, ideas, events, etc.
Contrast
a statement concerning the differences among two or more people, ideas, events, etc.
How to personalize ideas?
present the ideas in human terms that relate it in some fashion to the experience of the audience