Informative Speech

o a speech that informs the audience

o centers on talking about people, events
ex: News report, speaker

News Report – are found in newspaper, radios, social media, and television. Their
purpose is to inform readers of what is happening in the world around them.
ex: News 5, BBC World News, Sunstar

Panel Discussion – is a specific format used in a meeting, conference or convention. It is

a live or virtual discussion about a specific topic amongst a selected group of a long
audience.

ELEMENTS OF A STORY
Settings – time and place
Characters – the people, animals, or creature
Plot – the series of events that make up a story
1. Exposition
2. Rising action
3. Climax
4. Falling action
5. Resolution
Conflict – problem or struggle between 2 people, things, or idea
 Man vs. Self (internal conflict) – a character’s inner struggle with their thoughts,
emotion, beliefs, or decision. It often revolves around a moral dilemma or a
personal challenge.
 Man vs. Man (external conflict) – character faces opposition from another
character.
 Man vs. Nature – character struggling against the forces of nature.
 Man vs. Society – confronts societal norms, expectations, or institutions that stand
in their way. Involve fighting injustice, prejudice, etc.
  Man vs. Supernatural – character against supernatural or paranormal forces, such
as ghost, monsters, or magic. Often needs to navigate an otherworldly challenge
that defies the laws of the natural world.
 Man vs. Technology – faces challenges presented by technology or machines.
Includes issues related to artificial intelligence, surveillance, or the potential
consequences of advanced technology.
 Man vs. Fate/Destiny – characters struggling against predetermined outcomes or a
sense of inevitability. They may wrestle with the concept of free will versus
preordained events.
Types of Macro skills – reading, listening, speaking, writing, viewing
Types of Analytical listening
1. Appreciative listening – when you listen for appreciation, you are listening for
enjoyment. Ex: sermon from places of worship, stand-up comedian, motivational
speech.
2. Empathic listening – when you listen empathically, you are doing so to show
mutual concern. You are trying to identify the speaker by understanding the
situation in which he/she is discussing.
3. Comprehensive listening – if you are watching the news, listening to a lecture, or
getting directions from someone you are listening to understand or listen to
comprehend the message that is being sent.
4. Critical listening – listening to evaluate the content of the message
3 classifications of the source information
Primary source
o Are original documents created or experienced contemporaneously with the event
being researched.
o Enable researchers to get as close as possible to what actually happened during a
historical event/time period.
o Ex: historical & legal document, results of experiment, statistical data, etc.
Secondary source -