Chapters 8 and 10

Outlining and Supporting Your Arguments

Informative Speeches

Introduction

• The part of your speech where you tell your audience what you will be speaking about and what the objective of your speech is– Attention getter– Credibility statement– Thesis statement– Relevance statement– Preview statement

Attention Getter

• The part of your introduction that engages your audience and gains their focus– Appeal to your audience’s sense of humor– Ask a question– State a fact– Tell a story

Credibility Statement

• The part of your introduction that establishes the speaker as a knowledgeable source on the speech topic

Thesis Statement

• A single sentence in your introduction that tells your audience what the purpose, objective, or belief you are giving in your speech– Analytical thesis statement: a thesis statement where an

issue is dissected and each of its core elements is introduced to the audience

– Expository thesis statement: a thesis statement where important concepts are explained to the audience

– Argumentative thesis statement: a thesis statement where a claim is made by the speaker, and then supported by evidence

Relevance Statement

• The statement that tells your audience why the speech you are giving is important to them

Preview Statement

• The statement that tells gives your audience a glimpse of the main points that you are going to cover in the body of your speech

Body

• Main points: The main points are the backbone of your talk. They play an important role in helping you prioritize, focus and sequence your information. – Subpoints: embellishments and supporting information for

your main points• Transitions: statements used to help you move from

one point to the next smoothly• "I will begin by discussing ...";• "Now that we have explored the ... I would like to move on to ...";• "In contrast to my earlier statements concerning ...";• "Moving away from a focus on ....";

Conclusion

• The last part of your speech where you sum up your main ideas covered in your presentation and bring the speech to a close– Restatement of thesis and main ideas– Tie up any loose ends and add any additional

information needed– Course-of-action– Appropriate closing statement

• Great openings and closings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyE1Kz0e--0

Informative Speech

• Given for the purpose of imparting knowledge to the audience

• Is the building blocks of which other speeches are built

• Ask yourself “what is the objective of my speech”

The Act of Informing• Directions-step-by-step instructions• Instructions-how to do a particular thing• Examples-descriptions of an idea, event, or situation• Illustrations-visual descriptions (charts, graphs, pics, etc.)• Definitions-description of a word’s meaning• Relationships-the connection between two things• Rules-set of regulations governing conduct• Explanations-give accounts of particular occurrence• Interpretations-your own description of an event• Problems-specific, troublesome issues• Solutions-specific measures to solve a problem

• Class informative speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyE1Kz0e--0

• Cengage Learning Speech Winner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqVzBYw5l58

• 2015 Public speaking champion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qasE4ecA57Y

• 2015 2nd place: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RY_bx1UVHM

• Overcoming nerves: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbDipVRt5aE • Rehearsal tips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfRJg_4Xqkw

• Keeping your audience engaged: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHl4yUQMBYA