Speech Chpt. 12 (Informative Speaking)

Informative Speech

a speech 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

Intellectually Stimulating

information that is new to audience members and is explained in a way that piques their curiosity

Creative

information that yields innovative ideas

Productive thinking

to contemplate something from a variety of perspectives

Description

method used to create an accurate, vivid, verbal picture of an object, geographic feature, setting, or image

Definition

method that explains something by identifying its meaning

Synonym

a word that has the same or a similar meaning

Antonym

a word that is directly opposite in meaning

Comparison and Contrast

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

Narration

a method that explains something by recounting events

Demonstration

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

Process speech

a speech that explains and shows how something is done, is made, or works

Expository speech

an informative presentation that provides carefully researched in-depth knowledge about a complex topic