1. Speech Communications
Information Please: Chalk Talk Speech
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2. Word Bank
attention factors
novelty
proximity
reinforce
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3. Brain Teasers How does teaching relate to informative speaking?
What are the requirements of a speech to inform?
How can you make your ideas clear?
What are attention factors?
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4. Speech to inform:
Make instructions clear and interesting
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5. Clear You achieve clarity in five ways
Organize in step-by-step procedure
Reinforce ideas through repetition
Compare the unknown to the known
Be accurate
Be specific
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6. Interesting
You can maintain audience interest by using a combination of the following attention factors:
Novelty
Proximity
The Vital
Activity
Humor
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7. Assignment 2-4 minute Chalk Talk Inform listeners about something
Must draw a sketch, diagram, graph or map on the board in order to clarify your ideas
Use the unit notes to make your informative speech clear and interesting
Use at least one source and two attention factors
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8. How to Prepare Analyze your audience
Choose a topic of interest to them and you
Make sure topic is narrow enough for a 2 to 4 minute speech
Gather accurate, specific material from at least one source
Clearly organize speech according to the speech formula (capture, motivate, assert, preview, point-support, action)
Use a clear step-by-step organizational pattern
Reinforce with repetition
Compare the known to the unknown
Use at least two specific attention factors
Outline on activity sheet (identify speech formula steps and two attention factors in margin)
Rehearse with your visual aid
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9. How to Present Be enthusiastic Use gestures Use eye contact
Draw as you talk
Look frequently at the audience by turning your body to them.
Avoid looking at audience over your shoulder
Make drawing large, simple, and in good proportion
Label the important parts clearly
If you refer to your drawing later, step aside and use pointer to point out the parts
Do not apologize for your drawing
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