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don't just share information. they share info that is both new and relevant for a particular audience.`

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Effective informative speeches

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one whose goal is to explain or describe facts, truths, and principles in a way that stimulates interest, facilitates understanding, and increases the likelihood of remembering.

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Informative speech

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informative speeches

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Most classroom lectures are

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who, when, what, where, why, how to, and how does.

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Informative speeches answer questions about a topic, such as those beginning with

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achieve mutual understanding about an object, person, place, process, event, idea, concept, or issue.

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Informative speaking differs from other speech forms (such as speaking to persuade, to entertain, or to celebrate) in that your goal is simply to

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Intellectually stimulating, relevant, creative, make it memorable, and appealing to diverse learning styles

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We can address listener attention challenges with five characteristics:

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when information is new to them and when it is explained in a way that piques their curiosity and interest

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Intellectually stimulating

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involves going into more detail than people's general knowledge of the topic

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Depth

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involves looking at how your topic relates to associated topics

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Breadth

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Don't assume your listeners will recognize how the information you share is relevant to them.

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A general rule to remember when preparing your informative speeches is this:

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when a speech's information yields innovative ideas.

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Creative

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it is the result of hard work.

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Creativity is not a gift that some have and some don't; rather,

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doing good research, taking time, and practicing productive thinking.

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Creativity comes from

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occurs when we contemplate something from a variety of perspectives.

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Productive thinking

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rethink a topic, issue, or problem from many perspectives; Make your thoughts visible by sketching drawings, diagrams, and graphs; set regular goals to actually produce something; and combine and recombine ideas, images, and thoughts in different ways

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Several strategies you can use to become a productive thinker include:

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presentational aids, repetition, have transitions, humor and other emotional anecdotes, and mnemonics and acronyms

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Ways to make your speech more memorable

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describing, defining, comparing and contrasting, narrating, and demonstrating

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We can inform by

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a method of informing used to create an accurate, vivid, verbal picture of an object, geographic figure, setting, event, person, or image. (Who, what, or where?)

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Description

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a method of informing that explains the meaning of something.

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Definition

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by classifying if and differentiating it from similar words or ideas, by explaining its derivation or history, by explaining its use or function, and by using a familiar synonym or antonym

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There are four ways to define something:

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is a word that has the same or a similar meaning

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Synonym

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is a word that is directly opposite in meaning

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Antonym

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a method of informing that focuses on how something is similar to and different from other things.

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Comparison and Contrast

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a method of informing that recounts an autobiographical or biographical event, myth, or other story.

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Narration

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orients the listener by describing when and where an event took place and introduces characters, explains sequence of events that led to a complication or problem along with details, discusses how the complication or problem affected key characters, and recounts how the complication or problem was solved.

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Narrative usually have four parts:

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strong story line; descriptive language and details to enhance plot, people, setting, and events; effective dialogue; pacing that builds suspense; and a strong voice.

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A good narrative includes:

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a method of informing that shows how something is done, displays the stages of a process, or depicts how something works.

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Demonstration

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expertise, a hierarchy of steps, and vivid language and presentational aids

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Effective demonstrations require:

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process patterns and expository patterns

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Two of the most common patterns for organizing the macrostructure of informative speeches are:

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to demonstrate how something is done, is made, or works.

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Process speech

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delineate the steps and the order in which they occur.

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Effective process speeches require you to carefully

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demonstration

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Most process speeches rely heavily on the ___________________ method of informing.

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to provide carefully researched in-depth knowledge about a complex topic.

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Expository speech

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lectures

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Lengthy expository speeches are known as

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draw from an extensive research base, choose an organizational pattern best suited to the topic and goal, and use a variety of informative methods (e.g., descriptions, definitions, comparisons and contrasts, narrations, short demonstrations) to sustain the audience's attention and help them understand the material presented.

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All expository speeches require speakers to:

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a political, economic, social, religious, or ethical issue; events or forces of history; a theory, principle, or law; or a creative work.

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Expository speeches include those that explain

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One of the goals of an informative speech is to present information in a way to help the audience remember it.

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T

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A synonym of "hot" is "spicy."

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F

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A speaker who is describing the effects of World War II on the European economy is giving a process speech.

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F

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In an effective speech, the speaker should not have to explain to the audience how the information is relevant to them.

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T

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Using presentational aids will help your speech be more memorable.

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b. definition

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The method of informing that explains the meaning of something is:

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c. educate

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The primary goal of an informative speech is to:

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e. hard work

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According to the text, creativity comes from:

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d. intellectually stimulating

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Information that is new to an audience and piques curiosity is:

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b. process speech

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If you were giving a speech on how to make smoked salmon, you would be giving a(n):

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