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McGraw-HillMcGraw-Hill © 2007 Stephen E. Lucas. All rights reserved.© 2007 Stephen E. Lucas. All rights reserved.

Informative SpeechInformative SpeechA speech designed to convey knowledge and understanding.

The audience expects to learn new and useful information.

A speech designed to convey knowledge and understanding.

The audience expects to learn new and useful information.

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Guidelines for Informative Speaking

Guidelines for Informative Speaking

• Adapt and relate to the audience.• Don’t overestimate or

underestimate what the audience knows.

• Use and CITE high quality sources of information.

• Put the source citation on the PowerPoint slide (Lucas, 2004).

• Adapt and relate to the audience.• Don’t overestimate or

underestimate what the audience knows.

• Use and CITE high quality sources of information.

• Put the source citation on the PowerPoint slide (Lucas, 2004).

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Use Effective Delivery StyleUse Effective Delivery Style

•Extemporaneous (don’t read).•Formal appearance (Use good posture, no headgear, no jackets, no shorts, no flip-flops)•Loud volume and clear voice.

•Extemporaneous (don’t read).•Formal appearance (Use good posture, no headgear, no jackets, no shorts, no flip-flops)•Loud volume and clear voice.

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Effective Visual AidEffective Visual AidEngages.

Informs.

Show as needed.

Engages.

Informs.

Show as needed.

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Effective PowerPointEffective PowerPoint

Don’t read (use as speaking points.)Few points per screen.Talk as you go through the slides.No serifs.Large font.Simple effects.Use as notes (don’t read).

Don’t read (use as speaking points.)Few points per screen.Talk as you go through the slides.No serifs.Large font.Simple effects.Use as notes (don’t read).

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Use Solid ContentUse Solid Content

• Teach us something we don’t know.

• Use several high quality sources of information and orally cite them.

According to an article in Science magazine. . .

A Harvard psychologist suggested that. . .

To quote a Chinese proverb. . .

• Teach us something we don’t know.

• Use several high quality sources of information and orally cite them.

According to an article in Science magazine. . .

A Harvard psychologist suggested that. . .

To quote a Chinese proverb. . .

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Use a Variety of Support--information we don’t know--

Use a Variety of Support--information we don’t know--

• Story.

• Statistics.

• Quotation from an authority.

• Example.

• Question.

• Handout with information.

• Interactive engagement.

• Story.

• Statistics.

• Quotation from an authority.

• Example.

• Question.

• Handout with information.

• Interactive engagement.

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Organize Quality ContentOrganize Quality Content

• Introduction that grabs audience attention and builds your credibility.

• Body with 2-5 main points, which are supported with information we don’t know.

• Conclusion that summarizes and makes your message memorable.

• Introduction that grabs audience attention and builds your credibility.

• Body with 2-5 main points, which are supported with information we don’t know.

• Conclusion that summarizes and makes your message memorable.

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If needed. . .If needed. . .

• Turn in revised outline and planning documents at the time of your speech.

• Turn in revised outline and planning documents at the time of your speech.

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Is this an informative speech?What do you like about this

speech?

Is this an informative speech?What do you like about this

speech? • The Great Sarah Palin RNC speech part

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Reference List at End of PowerPoint

Reference List at End of PowerPoint

Lucas, S. E. (2004). The art of public speaking. (8th ed.) Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill.

Visuals from Microsoft Office.

Lucas, S. E. (2004). The art of public speaking. (8th ed.) Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill.

Visuals from Microsoft Office.

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Thank you for you attention.Thank you for you attention.

• For more information on this topic go to this website: http://sites.actx.edu/~gibson_j/1315%20a_sample_informative_speech_outl.htm

• For more information on this topic go to this website: http://sites.actx.edu/~gibson_j/1315%20a_sample_informative_speech_outl.htm

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