1. Informative Speech

2. What will you learn today?
What is an ‘Informative speech’
How to giving an effective
‘Informative Speech’

3. What is an ‘Informative Speech’
The purpose of the informative speech is to provide interesting, useful, and unique information to your audience.

4. Your Speech The speech must be 3-5 minutes long.
The Informative Speech consists of these major parts:
Topic Selection & Approval
Brainstorm
Outline
Paragraph Form
Typed Copy
Speech Delivery
The speech must be 3-5 minutes long.
You must have significant visuals to compliment your speech.
(not just things from around the classroom)
You may use note cards only during presentations
but you may not read from them.

5. Introduction The introduction sets the tone of the entire speech
There are five parts in this introduction
Attention Getter
Purpose Statement
Credibility Statement
Preview
Transition to the Body

6. Body
Three Main
Points

7. Conclusion Signal closing Review main points Questions
Transition
Memorable statement or call to action
Thank audience for listening

8. Step 1 Picking Your Topic
Think about your favorite products, events, procedures, concepts, and special skills in your personal life.
Pick something you know a lot about and that will be easy to research.
Research aspect of your topic. Try to find an creative angle of approach.

9. Picking Your Topic cont.
Find out what your listeners are interested in.
Determine the interests and needs of your audience and write them down.
For example, look for information that is new to your audience.
To help you research: look for amazing facts, stories, statistics, survey results, personal experiences, quotations, and comparisons or contrasts.

10. Step 2 Brainstorming and Research
This is the most important step!
Write your thoughts out
Research new ideas
Don't just rely on the web, use other sources

11. Take a few minutes to brainstorm
On a sheet of paper write down some speech topics. Make sure you are interested in these topics.

12. Now talk it out with someone!
Is this something your audience would be interested in?
Do they have any ideas to make your topic better?

13. Use the basic speech outline template.
Step 3 Your outline...
Use the basic speech outline template.
Turn the outline into a paragraph form
Create note cards
These are NOT to read from; they are only a guide they are not a script .

14. Step 4 Practicing your speech
*Practice Practice Practice*
Be prepared
Imagine yourself succeeding. Picture yourself giving a great speech. This will help you develop a positive mind set before you give the speech.

15. Step 5 Finally.... Giving your speech
Check technology before
Tech is due the morning of your speech
Be sure you get a good nights rest
Make eye contact with EVERYONE
Don't fidget
No likes or uummms
Don't say negative things
Take your time
End with a thank you not “The END”

16. Visual aids There are many types of visuals to choose from:
graphs, charts, pictures, models, diagrams, PowerPoint
Develop and Effectively use a Visual Aid to assist you.
Can not be your Attention Getter

17. Ten Tips for the use of visual aids:
1. Prepare visual aids in advance.
2. Use Dark ink, Broad tip pens, Large lettering. 
3. Display where ALL can see. 
4. Don't pass visuals among audience during speech 
5. Explain visual aids clearly  
6. Make sure the visual aids are large enough.
7. Avoid distracting colors or pastel colors.
8. Keep them simple and clear Not cluttered.
9. Talk to the audience, not to the visual aid.
10. Practice several times aloud with your visual aid.

18. ****CHECK YOUR TECHNOLOGY****
And MOST Important…..
****CHECK YOUR TECHNOLOGY****
Remember you must have a visual aid so if your technology doesn't working you need to have a plan B.

19. Reminders! NO SHORTS or sweats Must be 3-5 minutes long
NO gum or candy
Must have a visual aid
A typed copy of your speech is due on presentation day.

20. Any questions?