Journal: Great-grandpa Rotondo doesn’t understand what a video game is. Or an iPod. Or text...

Journal:Journal: Great-grandpa Rotondo Great-grandpa Rotondo doesn’t understand what a video doesn’t understand what a video

game is. Or an iPod. Or text game is. Or an iPod. Or text messaging. Pick one of the abovemessaging. Pick one of the above

—or any other technological —or any other technological invention or process that wasn’t invention or process that wasn’t

around when Great-grandpa was around when Great-grandpa was younger. Explain what it is in terms younger. Explain what it is in terms that even the most un-technological that even the most un-technological

person can understand.person can understand.

Ch. 10Ch. 10

Speaking to InformSpeaking to Inform

Types of Informative SpeakingTypes of Informative Speaking

Informative Speaking: a public Informative Speaking: a public communication in which a communication in which a speaker imparts new knowledge speaker imparts new knowledge or more in-depth information on or more in-depth information on a specific topic to an audience.a specific topic to an audience.

• Can be about ANYTHING that you wish Can be about ANYTHING that you wish to let an audience know about… to let an audience know about… objects, events, people, places, etc.objects, events, people, places, etc.

Types of Informative SpeakingTypes of Informative Speaking Speeches about Objects: speeches about Speeches about Objects: speeches about

particular items in our physical world. particular items in our physical world. EXAMPLES:EXAMPLES:

• The Grand CanyonThe Grand Canyon• GuitarsGuitars• Your favorite bandYour favorite band

Speeches about Events: speeches about Speeches about Events: speeches about anything that has happened or is happeninganything that has happened or is happening EXAMPLES:EXAMPLES:

• This summer’s warped tourThis summer’s warped tour• The American RevolutionThe American Revolution• Your trip to Asia last spring breakYour trip to Asia last spring break

Types of Informative SpeakingTypes of Informative Speaking Speeches about Processes: speeches focused Speeches about Processes: speeches focused

on having the audience understand how to do on having the audience understand how to do something or being able to actually do something or being able to actually do something.something. EXAMPLES:EXAMPLES:

• How to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwichHow to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich• How tennis is playedHow tennis is played

Speeches about Concepts: speeches dealing Speeches about Concepts: speeches dealing with beliefs, theories, ideas, and principles.with beliefs, theories, ideas, and principles. EXAMPLES:EXAMPLES:

• DemocracyDemocracy• ReligionReligion• PoliticsPolitics

Beginning an Informative SpeechBeginning an Informative Speech

You need to gain the audience’s You need to gain the audience’s attention using an ATTENTION attention using an ATTENTION DEVICE:DEVICE:

a technique used to gain or maintain the a technique used to gain or maintain the attention of an audience.attention of an audience.

Also called Attention Grabber/GetterAlso called Attention Grabber/Getter

Types of Attention Grabbers:Types of Attention Grabbers: Humor: an attention-getting device Humor: an attention-getting device

using something funny.using something funny.

Anecdote: a short story, often Anecdote: a short story, often humorous, that is related to a humorous, that is related to a speaker’s topic and is used to speaker’s topic and is used to capture listeners’ attention.capture listeners’ attention.

Attention Grabbers ContinuedAttention Grabbers Continued

Shock Technique: an attention-Shock Technique: an attention-getting device used to demand getting device used to demand instantaneous attention from the instantaneous attention from the audience by using a hard-to-audience by using a hard-to-believe or upsetting statement.believe or upsetting statement.

Quotation: the verbatim statement Quotation: the verbatim statement of a person’s words or writings.of a person’s words or writings.

Attention GrabbersAttention Grabbers Dramatic Statement: a startling, Dramatic Statement: a startling,

attention-getting message used attention-getting message used during a speech.during a speech.

Rhetorical Question: a question Rhetorical Question: a question that is not meant to be answered that is not meant to be answered aloud.aloud.

Suspense: an attention-getting Suspense: an attention-getting device developed by temporarily device developed by temporarily withholding specific information withholding specific information from the audience.from the audience.

Using Visual AidsUsing Visual Aids

Will it help the audience Will it help the audience understand?understand?

Will it make things more Will it make things more meaningful?meaningful?

Types of Visual AidsTypes of Visual Aids

Chart: a visual aid that is a Chart: a visual aid that is a drawing showing the drawing showing the relationships among the parts relationships among the parts of a whole (often relies on of a whole (often relies on words rather than simply on words rather than simply on lines).lines).


Graph: a visual aid that gives large Graph: a visual aid that gives large amounts of information (usually amounts of information (usually quantitative or numerical) at a single quantitative or numerical) at a single glance.glance.


Diagram: a visual aid that relies on Diagram: a visual aid that relies on lines rather than words to show the lines rather than words to show the relationship of parts to a whole.relationship of parts to a whole.


Map: a visual aid showing information Map: a visual aid showing information of a geographical nature.of a geographical nature.


Poster: a visual aid consisting Poster: a visual aid consisting of print or lettering.of print or lettering.


Cartoon: a visual aid consisting of a Cartoon: a visual aid consisting of a funny or satirical drawing used to make funny or satirical drawing used to make a point.a point.


Picture: a visual aid in the form of a Picture: a visual aid in the form of a drawing, photograph, slide, filmstrip, or drawing, photograph, slide, filmstrip, or film.film.


Object: a visual aid that is the actual Object: a visual aid that is the actual item being referred to.item being referred to.


Model: a visual aid consisting of a Model: a visual aid consisting of a scaled-down version of an object.scaled-down version of an object.

Types of Visual Aids ContinuedTypes of Visual Aids Continued

Cutaway: a visual aid Cutaway: a visual aid consisting of a model with a consisting of a model with a section of the outer covering section of the outer covering removed to show the interior removed to show the interior parts.parts.


Handout: a visual aid given to each Handout: a visual aid given to each member of an audience.member of an audience.

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