1. Journal: Great-grandpa Rotondo doesn’t understand what a video game is. Or an iPod. Or text messaging. Pick one of the above—or any other technological invention or process that wasn’t around when Great-grandpa was younger. Explain what it is in terms that even the most un-technological person can understand.

2. Ch. 10 Speaking to Inform

3. Types of Informative Speaking  Informative Speaking: a public communication in which a speaker imparts new knowledge or more in-depth information on a specific topic to an audience. Can be about ANYTHING that you wish to let an audience know about… objects, events, people, places, etc.Can be about ANYTHING that you wish to let an audience know about… objects, events, people, places, etc.

4. Types of Informative Speaking  Speeches about Objects: speeches about particular items in our physical world. EXAMPLES: EXAMPLES: The Grand CanyonThe Grand Canyon GuitarsGuitars Your favorite bandYour favorite band  Speeches about Events: speeches about anything that has happened or is happening EXAMPLES: EXAMPLES: This summer’s warped tourThis summer’s warped tour The American RevolutionThe American Revolution Your trip to Asia last spring breakYour trip to Asia last spring break

5. Types of Informative Speaking  Speeches about Processes: speeches focused on having the audience understand how to do something or being able to actually do something. EXAMPLES: EXAMPLES: How to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwichHow to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich How tennis is playedHow tennis is played  Speeches about Concepts: speeches dealing with beliefs, theories, ideas, and principles. EXAMPLES: EXAMPLES: DemocracyDemocracy ReligionReligion PoliticsPolitics

6. Beginning an Informative Speech  You need to gain the audience’s attention using an ATTENTION DEVICE: a technique used to gain or maintain the attention of an audience. a technique used to gain or maintain the attention of an audience. Also called Attention Grabber/Getter Also called Attention Grabber/Getter

7. Types of Attention Grabbers:  Humor: an attention-getting device using something funny.  Anecdote: a short story, often humorous, that is related to a speaker’s topic and is used to capture listeners’ attention.

8. Attention Grabbers Continued  Shock Technique: an attention- getting device used to demand instantaneous attention from the audience by using a hard-to- believe or upsetting statement.  Quotation: the verbatim statement of a person’s words or writings.

9. Attention Grabbers  Dramatic Statement: a startling, attention-getting message used during a speech.  Rhetorical Question: a question that is not meant to be answered aloud.  Suspense: an attention-getting device developed by temporarily withholding specific information from the audience.

10. Using Visual Aids  Will it help the audience understand?  Will it make things more meaningful?

11. Types of Visual Aids  Chart: a visual aid that is a drawing showing the relationships among the parts of a whole (often relies on words rather than simply on lines).

12. Types of Visual Aids  Graph: a visual aid that gives large amounts of information (usually quantitative or numerical) at a single glance.

13. Types of Visual Aids  Diagram: a visual aid that relies on lines rather than words to show the relationship of parts to a whole.

14. Types of Visual Aids  Map: a visual aid showing information of a geographical nature.

15. Types of Visual Aids  Poster: a visual aid consisting of print or lettering.

16. Types of Visual Aids  Cartoon: a visual aid consisting of a funny or satirical drawing used to make a point.

17. Types of Visual Aids  Picture: a visual aid in the form of a drawing, photograph, slide, filmstrip, or film.

18. Types of Visual Aids  Object: a visual aid that is the actual item being referred to.

19. Types of Visual Aids  Model: a visual aid consisting of a scaled-down version of an object.

20. Types of Visual Aids Continued  Cutaway: a visual aid consisting of a model with a section of the outer covering removed to show the interior parts.

21. Types of Visual Aids  Handout: a visual aid given to each member of an audience.