1. Copyright ©2011, 2008, 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Essentials of Human Communication, 7 th Edition Joseph A. DeVito Hunter College of the City University of New York

2. Copyright ©2011, 2008, 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Chapter Thirteen: The Informative Speech This multimedia product and its contents are protected under copyright law. The following are prohibited by law: - any public performance or display, including transmission of any image over a network; - preparation of any derivative work, including the extraction, in whole or in part, of any images; - any rental, lease, or lending of the program.

3. Copyright ©2011, 2008, 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Chapter Thirteen Goals Use the principles of informative speaking to construct speeches Develop speeches of description, definition, and demonstration Effectively use presentation software

4. Copyright ©2011, 2008, 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Guidelines for Informative Speaking Center information on the audience Limit the amount of information Adjust the level of complexity Relate new information to old Make your speech easy to remember

5. Copyright ©2011, 2008, 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Using Supporting Materials Examples, illustrations, and narratives Testimony Statistics Definitions Etymology – Authority – Negation – Direct Symbolization – Operations

6. Copyright ©2011, 2008, 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Additional Forms of Support Quotations Comparison and contrast Statements of fact Series of facts Repetition

7. Copyright ©2011, 2008, 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Types of Visual Aids Actual model or replica Models Bar, column, or line graphs, pie chart Word Chart Maps People Photographs and illustrations

8. Copyright ©2011, 2008, 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Chalkboards Chartboards Flip Charts Slides and Transparencies Audio and Videotapes, CDs, and DVDs Handouts The Media of Presentation Aids

9. Copyright ©2011, 2008, 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Using Presentation Aids Know your aids intimately. Pretest the presentation aids. Rehearse your speech with the presentation aids. Integrate presentation aids into your speech seamlessly. Avoid talking to your aids. Use your aids only when they’re relevant.

10. Copyright ©2011, 2008, 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Ways of Using Presentation Software Create slides to present Enables you to print a variety of materials Print slides with speaker notes Handouts

11. Copyright ©2011, 2008, 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Strategies Use a spatial, topical, or interrogative approach Use a variety of categories Use presentation aids The Speech of Description

12. Copyright ©2011, 2008, 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. The Speech of Definition Presentation of a new topic or old information in a new way Used to explain difficult or unfamiliar concepts Used to make complex systems, theories, or principles more clear and understandable Strategies – Use a variety of credible sources – Always work from the known to the unknown

13. Copyright ©2011, 2008, 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. The Speech of Demonstration Demonstrates how to do or operate something in steps or sequence Strategies Use a temporal organizing pattern Connect steps with transitions Begin with broad overview Use visual aids in sequence

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