Informative Speaking 16

Flashcards covering key concepts and vocabulary related to informative speaking.

Informative Speaking

A type of speaking aimed at increasing the audience's understanding or knowledge of a subject.

Goals of Informative Speaking

To meet the audience's informational needs, gauge their knowledge, make topics relevant, and maintain objectivity.

Topics for Informative Presentations

Categories of topics such as people, places, objects, events, processes, concepts, issues, and plans.

Approaches to Conveying Information

Methods including descriptions, demonstrations, explanations, and definitions.

Engaging the Audience

Strategies to create curiosity, highlight relevance, and avoid overwhelming the audience.

Objective Speech

A speech that presents facts and information without personal opinions or bias.

Avoiding Plagiarism

To provide original content and credit sources appropriately in informative speaking.

Definition by Negation

Explaining a term by stating what it is not.

Create Information Hunger

A technique to arouse curiosity and engage the audience.

Organizational Styles in Informative Speaking

Spatial, temporal, or topical structures used to organize content.