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INFORMATIVE SPEAKING

(Chapter 14)

3 Criteria for Effective Informative Speaking

(pg. 340)
Communicate info accurately

Communicate info clearly

Make info meaningful and interesting to the audience

4 Types of Informative Speeches (pg. 341-350)

Speeches about:

Objectsanything visible, tangible, and stable (can include


people, places, & things)

Processesseries of actions that leads to a specific result or


product

Eventsanything that happens

Concepta belief, theory, idea, notion, or principle

5 Guidelines for Effective Informative


Speaking (pg. 350-359)
Dont overestimate what the audience knows
Relate the subject directly to the audience
Dont be too technical
Avoid abstractions
use description; compare & contrast
Personalize your ideaspresent ideas in human terms to relate
to the experience of the audience.

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