Speaking To Inform
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Appendix B
HCOM 100
Instructor Name
Speaking to Inform PREVIEW
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Types of informative Presentations
Strategies for Making Your Informative
Presentation
•Clear
•Interesting
•Memorable
Speaking to inform
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The purpose of a message to inform is
to share information with others to
enhance their knowledge or
understanding of the information
When you inform someone, you assume
the role of teacher by defining,
illustrating, clarifying, or elaborating on
the topic.
Types of Informative
Presentations
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About Objects
About Procedures
About People
About Events
About Ideas
Strategies for Making Your
Informative Presentation Clear
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A message is clear when it is understood
by the listener in the way the speaker
intended.
• Be aware of what you intend to communicate
• Select appropriate words that are reinforced
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with appropriate nonverbal cues
Adapt your message to your audience
Strategies for Making Your
Informative Presentation Clear
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Simplify Ideas
Pace your Information Flow
Relate New Information to Old
• analogy
Strategies for Making Your
Informative Presentation Interesting
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Relate to your Listeners’ Interests
Use Attention-Catching Supporting
Material
Establish a Motive for Your Audience to
Listen to You
Use Word Pictures
Create Interesting Presentation Aids
Use Humor
Strategies for Making Your
Informative Presentation Memorable
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Build in Redundancy
Use Adult Learning Principles
Reinforce Key Ideas Verbally
Reinforce Key Ideas Nonverbally
Strategies for Making Your
Informative Presentation Memorable
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Adult Learner Preferences
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To be given information they can use immediately
To be actively involved in the learning process
To connect their life experiences with the new
information they learn
To know how the new information is relevant to their
busy lives
To receive information that is relevant to their needs
Strategies for Informative
Presentations
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RECAP
• Make your message clear
• Make your message interesting
• Make your message memorable
Appendix B – Sample Speech
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Informative Example:
• The Helinx Process
The Helinx Process
Example Informational Speech
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Intro
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Attention Getter
Preview of all main
points
Transition
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Body
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Need/Problem
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Point One
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Evidence
Point Two
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Evidence
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Transition
Refutation
Solution
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Point One
• Evidence
Conclusion
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Restate Attention-getter
Review of main points
Call to action
What questions do you have?
Homework:
1.) Reading?
2.) Turn in assignments?