1. Unit 1
Informative Speeches

2. What is an informative speech?

3. “Official Definition”
An informative speech is basically a speech that is aimed at educating an audience. In most cases, it focuses on a particular topic, and it will be delivered by an expert of the topic who will be able to tackle any question that may arise from the audience based on the speech.

4. What are the 4 parts of an informative speech??
Introduction
Body
Conclusion
Question & Answer period

5. Introduction

6. GET THE AUDIENCE’S ATTENTIONS!!
Make a dramatic statement
Ask a question
Use a quote
Tell a joke or a brief story connected to your topic (anecdote)
Present a contrast between past and present

7. PREVIEW THE TOPIC
Explain any background or terms that listeners need to know before the actual speech

8. APPLY THE MESSAGE TO THE AUDIENCE
How does this topic affect the lives of the audience?

9. ESTABLISH YOUR CREDIBILITY
Let your audience know WHY they should listen to you
Give the audience a reason to listen to you & believe you

10. Body Paragraphs

11. ORGANIZE YOUR INFORMATION
Time Order
Compare & Contrast
Spatial (consider how you will help the audience PICTURE & UNDERSTAND your subject)
Classification
Cause & Effect
**You can have more than 1 type of organization**

12. FOLLOW PRINCIPLES OF INFORMING
Fulfill a need to know
Repeat SOME infomaration (emphasize the theme or subject of your speech)
Avoid too much technical talk (language that your audience doesn’t understand)
Connect information to feelings of the audience
Keep an eye on the audience (watch & listen & make adjustments)

13. CONCLUSION

14. TECHNIQUES FOR CONCLUSIONS
Summarize your thesis & main supporting points
Remind the audience of the importance of the issue
Use the attention getter you used in the beginning
Predict the “future”

15. QUESTION & ANSWER PERIOD

16. MAJOR POINTS Have the audience write questions during your speech
Write a list of possible questions/answers to prepare
DON’T BE SARCASTIC
Don’t loose your temper, even if the audience member does
Keep your answers short

17. YOU WILL HAVE A QUIZ OVER INFORMATIVE SPEECHES NEXT CLASS PERIOD

18. Now…
CHOOSE YOUR OWN TOPIC

19. Write them in your writer’s notebook
STEP 1:
Silently by yourself, brainstorm some ideas that you might want to do for your informative speech
Write them in your writer’s notebook

20. Narrow your topic down to 1 or 2 choices
STEP 2
Narrow your topic down to 1 or 2 choices
Circle them, star them, anything.

21. STEP 3
For each of 1-2 options you narrowed it down to, start brainstorming ideas & questions regarding what you can include in your speech.