Chapter eleven – Crafting an Informative Speech Chapter Overview Discusses the elements of an introduction for an informative speech Explores the different ways to organize and develop the body of an informative speech Covers how to properly conclude an informative speech Chapter Eleven - Crafting an Informative Speech

Chapter Eleven - Crafting an Informative Speech Speech Introduction Is an opportunity to make an impression on the audience The general purpose notes the speech’s goals The specific purpose is narrow and says exactly what the speech is about Chapter Eleven - Crafting an Informative Speech

Informative Speech Body Speech bodies can be organized in various manners Chronological order notes things in the order they occurred Cause-effect speeches have two main points Problem-solution designs are chronological Spatial designs are about geography Topical designs are about categories Chapter Eleven - Crafting an Informative Speech

Get the Audience’s Attention Ask a rhetorical question pointing to the topic Review a famous quote that has topic relevance State statistics about the topic Read a brief narrative concerning the topic Chapter Eleven - Crafting an Informative Speech

Chapter Eleven - Crafting an Informative Speech The Thesis Statement This statement tells the audience exactly what will be discussed It details the speech’s main points It grounds the audience to the topic Chapter Eleven - Crafting an Informative Speech

Establishing Credibility Establish why you are believable on the topic Initial credibility is the speaker’s credibility before the speech begins Chapter Eleven - Crafting an Informative Speech

Previewing the Speech Body Is a roadmap for the audience Can be a single or more sentences Denotes main points to come Previews can be one or more sentences Chapter Eleven - Crafting an Informative Speech

Chapter Eleven - Crafting an Informative Speech Transitions Is a connecting device from the introduction to the body Transitions let everyone know when one main point is done and it is time to move to another Chapter Eleven - Crafting an Informative Speech

Recapping Information Prepare the body before the introduction Because the preparation may change the body, do the introduction last Chapter Eleven - Crafting an Informative Speech

Connectives in the Body Internal previews work with transitions going from point to point Internal summaries precede transitions and summarize points Chapter Eleven - Crafting an Informative Speech

Informative Speech Conclusions Speech Summaries The central part of the conclusion Restate the thesis statement Main points can be combined into a single statement, or, each may be individually addressed Chapter Eleven - Crafting an Informative Speech

Chapter Eleven - Crafting an Informative Speech The Clincher Can refer back to the attention-getter A quotation is a possibility The speaker may want to end with a signpost Chapter Eleven - Crafting an Informative Speech

Chapter Eleven - Crafting an Informative Speech Finally… Informative speeches can be used to teach an audience, and they can also be very interesting if carefully constructed Chapter Eleven - Crafting an Informative Speech