Slide 1 McGraw-Hill © 2007 Stephen E. Lucas. All rights reserved. Informative Speech A speech designed to convey knowledge and understanding. The audience expects to learn new and useful information. A speech designed to convey knowledge and understanding. The audience expects to learn new and useful information.

Slide 2 McGraw-Hill © 2007 Stephen E. Lucas. All rights reserved. Guidelines for Informative Speaking Adapt and relate to the audience. Don’t overestimate or underestimate what the audience knows. Use and CITE high quality sources of information. Put the source citation on the PowerPoint slide (Lucas, 2004). Adapt and relate to the audience. Don’t overestimate or underestimate what the audience knows. Use and CITE high quality sources of information. Put the source citation on the PowerPoint slide (Lucas, 2004).

Slide 3 McGraw-Hill © 2007 Stephen E. Lucas. All rights reserved. Use Effective Delivery Style Extemporaneous (don’t read). Formal appearance (Use good posture, no headgear, no jackets, no shorts, no flip- flops) Loud volume and clear voice. Extemporaneous (don’t read). Formal appearance (Use good posture, no headgear, no jackets, no shorts, no flip- flops) Loud volume and clear voice.

Slide 4 McGraw-Hill © 2007 Stephen E. Lucas. All rights reserved. Effective Visual Aid Engages. Informs. Show as needed. Engages. Informs. Show as needed.

Slide 5 McGraw-Hill © 2007 Stephen E. Lucas. All rights reserved. Effective PowerPoint Don’t read (use as speaking points.) Few points per screen. Talk as you go through the slides. No serifs. Large font. Simple effects. Use as notes (don’t read). Don’t read (use as speaking points.) Few points per screen. Talk as you go through the slides. No serifs. Large font. Simple effects. Use as notes (don’t read).

Slide 6 McGraw-Hill © 2007 Stephen E. Lucas. All rights reserved. Use Solid Content Teach us something we don’t know. Use several high quality sources of information and orally cite them. According to an article in Science magazine... A Harvard psychologist suggested that... To quote a Chinese proverb... Teach us something we don’t know. Use several high quality sources of information and orally cite them. According to an article in Science magazine... A Harvard psychologist suggested that... To quote a Chinese proverb...

Slide 7 McGraw-Hill © 2007 Stephen E. Lucas. All rights reserved. Use a Variety of Support --information we don’t know-- Story. Statistics. Quotation from an authority. Example. Question. Handout with information. Interactive engagement. Story. Statistics. Quotation from an authority. Example. Question. Handout with information. Interactive engagement.

Slide 8 McGraw-Hill © 2007 Stephen E. Lucas. All rights reserved. Organize Quality Content Introduction that grabs audience attention and builds your credibility. Body with 2-5 main points, which are supported with information we don’t know. Conclusion that summarizes and makes your message memorable. Introduction that grabs audience attention and builds your credibility. Body with 2-5 main points, which are supported with information we don’t know. Conclusion that summarizes and makes your message memorable.

Slide 9 McGraw-Hill © 2007 Stephen E. Lucas. All rights reserved. If needed... Turn in revised outline and planning documents at the time of your speech.

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Slide 11 McGraw-Hill © 2007 Stephen E. Lucas. All rights reserved. Reference List at End of PowerPoint Lucas, S. E. (2004). The art of public speaking. (8th ed.) Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill. Visuals from Microsoft Office. Lucas, S. E. (2004). The art of public speaking. (8th ed.) Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill. Visuals from Microsoft Office.

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