To further develop and refine both your delivery and organizational skills

Speech Goals

• To further develop and refine both your delivery and organizational skills

• To further develop research skills

• To enhance public speaking skills

• To allow students to utilize in-depth audience analysis

Prompt

In the informative speech, you will give an objective, unbiased presentation on a topic of your choice upon approval by me. Informative speeches are intended to teach, raise awareness, increase understanding and relay knowledge. Informative topics should not be persuasive in nature and students should not take a position on any issue or provide their personal opinions. Your aim is to simply present material that you have gathered from the research conducted. You are welcome to show the pros and cons associated with your topic (based on research) and your audience may very well form opinions after listening to your speech, but as the speaker, you should remain objective. Examples of informative topic areas include biography, historical event, place, process of how something works, issues, theories, concepts, etc.

Here is brief overview of the main sections of the informative speech. Refer to the informative outline template on the following page to organize your speech.

• Introduction: The introduction should compel the audience to listen through the use of an attention-getter. It should provide a very brief summary of the topic you will be covering. The introduction should also have a strong and easily identifiable thesis statement. Finally, it should have a preview that will provide a brief overview of the main points.

• Body: The informative speech should contain three to four main points. Remember main points are key ideas about your topic that you will be focusing on. It should be organized in a way that helps the audience make sense of the message (topical, chronological, cause-effect, etc…). Each main point should be followed by evidence that supports that main point (supporting points & sub-supporting points which include things like facts, statistics, examples, explanations, definitions, testimonies).

• Conclusion: All informative speeches should include a clear conclusion with a brief summary of the main points. No new information should be given to the audience in the conclusion. Keep in mind that an effective conclusion leaves the audience thinking about the speaker’s message.

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