Outlining and Supporting Your Arguments Informative Speeches Chapters 8 and 10 Outlining and Supporting Your Arguments Informative Speeches

Introduction The part of your speech where you tell your audience what you will be speaking about and what the objective of your speech is Attention getter Credibility statement Thesis statement Relevance statement Preview statement

Attention Getter The part of your introduction that engages your audience and gains their focus Appeal to your audience’s sense of humor Ask a question State a fact Tell a story

Credibility Statement The part of your introduction that establishes the speaker as a knowledgeable source on the speech topic

Thesis Statement A single sentence in your introduction that tells your audience what the purpose, objective, or belief you are giving in your speech Analytical thesis statement: a thesis statement where an issue is dissected and each of its core elements is introduced to the audience Expository thesis statement: a thesis statement where important concepts are explained to the audience Argumentative thesis statement: a thesis statement where a claim is made by the speaker, and then supported by evidence

Relevance Statement The statement that tells your audience why the speech you are giving is important to them

Preview Statement The statement that tells gives your audience a glimpse of the main points that you are going to cover in the body of your speech

Body Main points: The main points are the backbone of your talk. They play an important role in helping you prioritize, focus and sequence your information. Subpoints: embellishments and supporting information for your main points Transitions: statements used to help you move from one point to the next smoothly "I will begin by discussing ..."; "Now that we have explored the ... I would like to move on to ..."; "In contrast to my earlier statements concerning ..."; "Moving away from a focus on ....";

Conclusion The last part of your speech where you sum up your main ideas covered in your presentation and bring the speech to a close Restatement of thesis and main ideas Tie up any loose ends and add any additional information needed Course-of-action Appropriate closing statement

Great openings and closings: https://www. youtube. com/watch

Informative Speech Given for the purpose of imparting knowledge to the audience Is the building blocks of which other speeches are built Ask yourself “what is the objective of my speech”

The Act of Informing Directions-step-by-step instructions Instructions-how to do a particular thing Examples-descriptions of an idea, event, or situation Illustrations-visual descriptions (charts, graphs, pics, etc.) Definitions-description of a word’s meaning Relationships-the connection between two things Rules-set of regulations governing conduct Explanations-give accounts of particular occurrence Interpretations-your own description of an event Problems-specific, troublesome issues Solutions-specific measures to solve a problem

Class informative speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyE1Kz0e--0 Cengage Learning Speech Winner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqVzBYw5l58 2015 Public speaking champion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qasE4ecA57Y 2015 2nd place: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RY_bx1UVHM Overcoming nerves: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbDipVRt5aE    Rehearsal tips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfRJg_4Xqkw Keeping your audience engaged: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHl4yUQMBYA