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<ul><li>Candice Fitzgerald </li></ul><ul><li>Jasmin Henderson </li></ul><ul><li>Lanette Charles </li></ul><ul><li>Manuel Ramirez </li></ul>SPEAKING TO INFORM

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“ A speech to inform shares information with others to enhance their knowledge or understanding of the information, concepts, and ideas presented.” Textbook P. 368

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GOALS OF INFORMATIVE SPEAKING

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<ul><li>In order for your audience to pay attention to what your saying you must make sure they understand </li></ul><ul><li>You must be audience centered; find out what the audience already knows and expand on there knowledge </li></ul><ul><li>Make sure your </li></ul><ul><li>point and message </li></ul><ul><li>make sense to </li></ul><ul><li>your listeners </li></ul>chabursky.com

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<ul><li>You don’t want to bore your audience so choose a topic that will pertain to their interest </li></ul><ul><li>Listeners feel that if a speech benefits them, then they will be more likely to pay attention </li></ul><ul><li>Informative </li></ul><ul><li>speakers should </li></ul><ul><li>aim to add to the </li></ul><ul><li>audience’s knowledge, </li></ul><ul><li>satisfy their curiosity, </li></ul><ul><li>and entertain them </li></ul>Speaking to Maintain Interest darkroastedblend.com

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<ul><li>Audience members usually only remember half of what they are told </li></ul><ul><li>As an informative speaker, you should try to improve your audiences listening skills by making your speech interesting, so that they will remember it </li></ul><ul><li>Organization is the key; </li></ul><ul><li>using all the appropriate </li></ul><ul><li>speech methods is a sure </li></ul><ul><li>way to keep your </li></ul><ul><li>audience’s attention </li></ul>Speaking to Be Remembered events.venturebeat.com

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Speeches About Objects <ul><li>Speeches about an object can be about anything you can see or feel </li></ul><ul><li>The time limit for your speech will determine your amount of detail </li></ul><ul><li>Speeches about objects may be organized typically, chronologically, or spatially </li></ul>

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Speeches About Procedures <ul><li>This speech discusses how something works </li></ul><ul><li>Many speeches about procedures include visual aids </li></ul>

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Speeches About People <ul><li>This type of speech can be about anybody </li></ul><ul><li>The key to presenting an effective biographical speech is to be selective </li></ul>

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Speeches About Events <ul><li>Make the event come alive </li></ul><ul><li>Organize for effect </li></ul>

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Speeches About Ideas <ul><li>Speeches about ideas are more abstract </li></ul><ul><li>Most speeches about ideas are organized topically or according to complexity </li></ul>

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Ways to Enhance Audience Understanding

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Strategies to Enhance Understanding <ul><li>Teach and explain with clarity </li></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Defining clarity </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>No assumptions </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Making conscious decisions </li></ul></ul></ul>More Tips for Message Clarity, on page 376 <ul><ul><ul><li>Audience Enhancer #1: Don’t present too much, too quickly </li></ul></ul></ul>

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Techniques to Enhance Understanding <ul><li>Use adult learning techniques </li></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Provide information for instant application </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Actively involve the listeners </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Connect listeners’ life experiences with new info. </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Audience Enhancer #2: Preview your main ideas in your introduction </li></ul></ul></ul>

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Techniques to Enhance Understanding (Cont’d) <ul><ul><ul><li>Relate information to listeners’ needs and lives </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Help listeners solve their problems </li></ul></ul></ul>Helpful information Active listeners Problem solving + <ul><ul><ul><li>Audience Enhancer #3: Relate new ideas to previous points </li></ul></ul></ul>

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Principles to Enhance Understanding <ul><li>Familiarize complex ideas & processes </li></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Use analogies </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Describe vividly </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Use word pictures </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><ul><li>With the 5 senses </li></ul></ul></ul></ul>Audience Enhancer #4: Provide a visual outline to help listeners follow your ideas

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STRATEGIES TO MAINTAIN AUDIENCE INTEREST

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<ul><li>Entertain: </li></ul><ul><li>to hold the attention of pleasantly or agreeably; divert; amuse. </li></ul><ul><li>Dictionaryreference.com </li></ul>

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<ul><li>Establish a motive </li></ul><ul><li>Don’t assume that your listeners </li></ul><ul><li>will be automatically interested in your topic. </li></ul>

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<ul><li>Tell a Story </li></ul><ul><li>Simple + Powerful=Amusing </li></ul>

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USE CONFLICT It fosters Attention

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<ul><li>The key to </li></ul><ul><li>holding audience interest is to use a plot that moves along. </li></ul>USE ACTION

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USE HUMOR MAKES THE POINT WHILE HOLDING ATTENTION

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KEEP THE AUDIENCE AT THE EDGE OF THEIR SEAT USE SUSPENSE

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“ Soo…um… that’s exactly how you make pinkish cupcakes… any questions?” <ul><li>PRESENT INFORMATION </li></ul><ul><li>THAT RELATES TO YOUR </li></ul><ul><li>LISTENERS </li></ul><ul><li>Be aware of the information your audience can use. </li></ul>

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<ul><li>Make the audience ponder so they will be actively engaged. </li></ul>A priest, a lawyer and a rabbi walk into a bar and… ? ? ? ? ? USE THE UNEXPECTED

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IN CONCLUSION