Informative Speaking Definitions Chpt 14

Information anxiety

The psychological stress of dealing with too much information

Description

Uses details to create a “word picture” of something’s essential factors

Explanations

Speeches or presentations that clarify ideas and concepts already known but not understood by audience

Instructions

Remarks that teach something to an audience in a logical, step by step manner

Informative purpose statement

A complete statement of the objective of a speech, worded to stress audience knowledge and/or ability

Information hunger

Audience desire, created by a speaker, to learn information

Signpost

A phrase that emphasizes the importance of upcoming material in a speech

Audience involvement

The level of commitment and attention that listeners devote to a speech

Audience participation

Listener activity during a speech; a technique to increase audience involvement

Visual aids

Graphic devices used in a speech to illustrate or support ideas

Model

A replica of an object being discussed

Sound bite

A brief recorded excerpt from a longer statement

Clip wraparound

A brief introduction before a visual aid is presented, accompanied by a brief conclusion afterward

Clip into

A brief explanation or comment before a visual aid is used

Clip outro

A brief summary or conclusion after a visual aid had been used

Diagram

A line drawing that shows the most important components of an object

Word chart

A visual aid that lists words or terms in a tabular form in order to clarify information

Number chart

A visual aid that lists numbers in in tabular form to clarify information

Pie chart

Circular graphs with dividing wedges

Pictogram

A visual aid that conveys its meaning through an image of an actual object

Bar chart

Compares 2 or more values by showing theM as elongated horizontal rectangles

Column chart

Compares 2 or more values by showing them elongated vertical rectangles

Line chart

Consisting of a grid that maps out the direction of a trend by plotting a series of points

Flow chart

Depicts the steps in a process with the shapes and arrows