1. 1 SPEAKING TO INFORM AIM : TO:- 1. CONVEY KNOWLEDGE & UNDERSTANDING 2. TELL SOMETHING NEW 3. DESCRIBE, EXPLAIN, SHOW, DEMONSTRATE & DEFINE NEVER TO ADVOCATE A CAUSE!

2. 2 INFORMATION MUST BE: ACCURATE CLEAR MEANINGFUL INTERESTING

3. 3 TYPES OF INFORMATIVE SPEECHES SPEECHES ABOUT: OBJECTS EVENTS DESCRIPTION PROCESSES DEMONSTRATION CONCEPT DEFINITION

4. 4 SPEAKING TO INFORM SPEECHES ABOUT OBJECTS EXAMPLES: TO INFORM ABOUT – BASIC STRUCTURE OF THE BRAIN - SPATIAL MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS OF SHAKESPEARE - TOPICAL - CHRONOLOGICAL WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN BUYING A COMPUTER - CHRONOLOGICAL - TOPICAL

5. 5 SPEECHES ABOUT EVENTS EXAMPLES: TO INFORM ABOUT:- CAUSES OF THE TSUNAMI TRAGEDY - CAUSAL HISTORY OF PONGGAL FESTIVAL - CHRONOLOGICAL THREE MAJOR TECHNIQUES OF REFLEXOLOGY - TOPICAL

6. 6 SPEECHES ABOUT PROCESSES EXAMPLES: TO INFORM:- HOW TO WRITE AN EFFECTIVE JOB RESUME HOW TO PERFORM CPR HOW FIBER OPTICS TECHNOLOGY WORKS

7. 7 SPEECHES ABOUT CONCEPTS EXAMPLES: TO INFORM:- PRINCIPLES OF ARCHIMEDES BASIC PRINCIPLES OF BUDDHISM

8. 8 GUIDELINES FOR INFORMATIVE SPEECHES LIMIT AMOUNT OF INFO. DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE AUDIENCE RELATE SUBJECT DIRECTLY TO AUDIENCE DO NOT BE TOO TECHNICAL AVOID ABSTRACTIONS PERSONALIZE IDEAS