PubSpeak 15-1 Speaking to Inform by Mike Conrad

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PubSpeak 15-1 Speaking to Inform

Published on Mar 16, 2016

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Public Speaking

15-1 Speaking to Inform

SPEAKING TO INFORM

INFORMATIVE SPEECH
A speech designed to convey knowledge and understanding

SPEECHES ABOUT OBJECTS

OBJECT
Anything that is visible, tangible,
and stable in form

SPEECHES ABOUT PROCESSES

PROCESS
A systematic series of actions that leads to a specific result or product

SPEECHES ABOUT EVENTS

EVENT
Anything that happens or is regarded as happening

SPEECHES ABOUT CONCEPTS

CONCEPT
A BELIEF, THEORY, IDEA, NOTION, PRINCIPLE, OR THE LIKE

GUIDELINES

for Informative Speaking

DON'T OVERESTIMATE WHAT THE AUDIENCE KNOWS

RELATE THE SUBJECT DIRECTLY TO THE AUDIENCE

DON'T BE TOO TECHNICAL

AVOID ABSTRACTIONS

HOW DO WE AVOID ABSTRACTIONS?

DESCRIPTION
A statement that depicts a person, event, idea, or the like
with clarity and vividness

COMPARISON
A statement of the SIMILARITIES among two or more people, events, ideas, etc

CONTRAST
A statement of the DIFFERENCES among two or more people, events, ideas, etc

PERSONALIZE YOUR IDEAS

PERSONALIZE
To present one's ideas in human terms that relate in some fashion to the experience of the audience

BE CREATIVE

Mike Conrad

http://www.royaloakschools.org