Informative
Speech Notes
I. There are two types of speeches:
1. Informative (demonstrative)
2. Persuasive
II. How to Begin Creating a Speech
II.
How to Begin Creating a Speech
A. Consider the following when
selecting a topic for your
speech:
II.
How to Begin Creating a Speech
A. Consider the following when
selecting a topic for your
speech:
1. Yourself
A. Consider the following when
selecting a topic for your
speech:
1. Yourself
2. Your audience
(the characteristics of people:
their age, education,
interests, etc.)
2. Your audience
(the characteristics of people:
their age, education,
interests, etc.)
3. The occasion
2. Your audience
(the characteristics of people:
their age, education,
interests, etc.)
3. The occasion
4. The purpose of the speech
3. The occasion
4. The purpose of the speech
5. The time—the time you
have available for the
speech as well as the
t ime of day, week,
month, and year.
Now, brainstorm a bit . . .
Take out a piece of scrap paper,
and jot down some speech topic
ideas you may find
interesting—the more unusual
the better!
B. Gather Information from the
following sources:
1. Yourself
B. Gather Information from the
following sources:
1. Yourself
2. Other People
B. Gather Information from the
following sources:
1. Yourself
2. Other People
3. Media
4. Printed Materials that are
current and filled with
plenty of credible , relevant,
and, unbiased information:
4. Printed Materials that are
current and filled with
plenty of credible , relevant,
and, unbiased information:
a. BOOKS
4. Printed Materials that are
current and filled with
plenty of credible , relevant,
and, unbiased information:
a. BOOKS
b. MAGAZINES
4. Printed Materials that are
current and filled with
plenty of credible , relevant,
and, unbiased information:
a. BOOKS
b. MAGAZINES
c. NEWSPAPERS
a. BOOKS
b. MAGAZINES
c. NEWSPAPERS
d. Professional Pamphlets
and Bulletins
5. Reputable On-Line Sources
III. How to Organize a Speech
III. How to Organize a Speech
Good speeches have three components:
1. An Introduction
2. A Body
3. A Conclusion
1. The Introduction
1.The Introduction
A. Start with an
“Attention Getter”
1.The Introduction
A. Start with an
“Attention Getter”
1. A Quotation
1.The Introduction
A. Start with an
“Attention Getter”
1. A Quotation
2. A Famous Saying/ Maxim
A. Start with an
“Attention Getter”
1. A Quotation
2. A Famous Saying/ Maxim
3. A Story
1. A Quotation
2. A Famous Saying/ Maxim
3. A Story
4. A Startling Statement
2. A Famous Saying/ Maxim
3. A Story
4. A Startling Statement
5. A Rhetorical Statement—
a series of questions
3. A Story
4. A Startling Statement
5. A Rhetorical Statement—
a series of questions
6. A Poem
4. A Startling Statement
5. A Rhetorical Statement—
a series of questions
6. A Poem
7. An amazing fact
5. A Rhetorical Statement—
a series of questions
6. A Poem
7. An amazing fact
8. A short history
of the topic
6. A Poem
7. An amazing fact
8. A short history of
the topic
9. Refer to another Speaker
7. An amazing fact
8. A short history of the
topic
9. Refer to another Speaker
10. Refer to the Occasion
8. A short history of the
topic
9. Refer to another Speaker
10. Refer to the Occasion
11. Refer to the Surroundings
A. Start with an
“Attention Getter”
B. State Your Topic—
Your central idea or purpose
C. Make a Statement of
Relevance—
Make your audience interested
in what you have to say.
Address how your
topic is related to
important political,
social, or scientific
issues.
D. PREVIEW—Briefly identify
three main points of your
speech
1. Point 1
2. Point 2
3. Point 3
1. The Introduction
A. “Attention Getter”
B. State Your Topic
C. Make a Statement of
Relevance
D. Preview 3 Main Points
2. The Body of a speech
contains the main message,
including the primary
arguments and supporting
evidence.
A. Body Organizational Strategies:
A.Body Organizational Strategies:
1. ORDER OF IMPORTANCE—
least to greatest or greatest to least
A.Body Organizational Strategies:
1. ORDER OF IMPORTANCE—
least to greatest or greatest to least
2. CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER—
time order
A.Body Organizational Strategies:
2. CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER—
time order
3. COMPARISON/CONTRAST
2. CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER—
time order
3. COMPARISON/CONTRAST
4. CAUSE AND EFFECT—
Show a situation’s
causes and effects
4. CAUSE AND EFFECT—Show a
situation’s causes and effects
5. SPATIAL—space order,
arranging information about
subjects according
to where things
are in relation to
each other.
5. SPATIAL—space order,
arranging information about
subjects according to where things
are in relation to each other.
6. TOPICAL—arrange
ideas in related groups
according to themes or
topics in your speech
6. TOPICAL—arrange ideas in
related groups according to
themes or topics in your speech
7. PROBLEM/SOLUTION—
describe a problem
and then present a
solution
Try some organizational strategies using
these topics:
1) Transportation
2) Communications
3) Plants
4) Weapons
5) People
6) books
3. The Conclusion
3.The Conclusion
A. Review your three main points
1. Point 1
2. Point 2
3. Point 3
3.The Conclusion
A. Review your three main points
1. Point 1
2. Point 2
3. Point 3
B. Make a statement of
relevance or “call to
action”
B. Make a statement of relevance
or “call to action”
C. Wrap-up by linking your final
thought to your
first “attention
getter”
IV. How to effectively
deliver a Speech
IV.How to effectively deliver a Speech
A. Vocal Qualities
IV.How to effectively deliver a Speech
A. Vocal Qualities
1. Volume
IV.How to effectively deliver a Speech
A. Vocal Qualities
1. Volume
2. Rate
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IV.How to effectively deliver a Speech
A. Vocal Qualities
1. Volume
2. Rate
3. Emphasis
Example:
“Why did you blame him?”
A. Vocal Qualities
B. Physical
A. Vocal Qualities
B. Physical
1. Eye Contact
A. Vocal Qualities
B. Physical
1. Eye Contact
2. Gestures Emphasis/
Reinforcement
A. Vocal Qualities
B. Physical
1. Eye Contact
2. Gestures Emphasis/
Reinforcement
3. Posture
B. Physical
1. Eye Contact
2. Gestures Emphasis/
Reinforcement
3. Posture
4. Movement
A.Vocal Qualities
B. Physical
C. Psychological
A.Vocal Qualities
B. Physical
C. Psychological
1. Be sincere
A.Vocal Qualities
B. Physical
C. Psychological
1. Be sincere
2. Be poised
B. Physical
C. Psychological
1. Be sincere
2. Be poised
3. Be positive/confident
How to Organize a Speech
Good speeches have three components:
1. An Introduction
2. A Body
3. A Conclusion