Informative Speaking

Informative speech ...

• provides new information

• provides new insights

• provides new ways of thinking

• all of the answers are correct

To inform means ...

• to communicate knowledge

• to persuade people

• to convince others

All of these answers are true, except ...

• Informative speech might be an explanation of a concept or a practice

• Informative speech might be a description of a person, place, or event

• Informative speech might be asking others to accept your views

• Informative speech might be a physical demonstration of how something works

There are always elements of persuasion in an informative speech, and vice versa.

• True

• False

Audience members are not simply empty vessels. This means ...

• Audience members have own information/cultural baggage

• Audience members have their vessels loaded

• Audience members have bought vessels

What do we need to demonstrate our topic's relevance early on to the audience?

• to give them reasons to stop listen to the speech

• to give them reasons to leave the room

• to give them reasons to care about what is to follow

Why do we have to do audience analysis?

• to discover what listeners might want and need to to know about your topic

• to discover listeners' familiarity with your topic

• to help us prepare our speech material

• All of the answers are correct

How do we present new an interesting information?

• by uncovering information that is fresh and compelling

• by seeking out unusual--but credible--sources

• by seeking out novel--but sound--interpretations

• All of the above answers are correct

These help listeners to follow along your speech, except ...

• previewing your personal information

• using clear transitions

• previewing main points

• using repetitions

Subject matter of informative speech can be ...