CHAPTER 16: REVIEW

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CHAPTER RECAP

  • Informative speeches allow you to raise awareness about a topic or provide an in-depth explanation of a topic. Avoid information overload for your audience by considering how much information is possible to share with them.
  • To maintain a focus on informing (instead of persuading), keep in mind your general purpose, and maintain a neutral point of view when preparing your presentation.
  • The four most common types of informative speeches are expository, process or demonstration, narrative, and comparison/contrast. You may use one or more types to achieve your speech thesis.
  • Delivering a successful informative speech includes following the five steps of speech preparation, but it is also important to focus on making your speech understandable and helping your audience remember key points.

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KEY TERMS

Informative speeches, p. 402

Information overload, p. 404

Expository presentation, p. 407

Process or demonstration presentation, p. 408

Narrative presentation, p. 409

Comparison/contrast presentation, p. 410

ACTIVITIES

Show and Analyze

Watch a cooking show on the Food Network—like Rachael Ray’s 30 Minute Meals or Sunny Anderson’s Cooking for Real (you can find episodes at www.foodnetwork.com, or use any how-to show you like). In a brief paper, identify specific strategies the host uses to explain the process of preparing a meal. Also, make note of how the guidelines for informative speaking are evident in the program.

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Watch a cooking show on the Food Network—like Rachael Ray’s 30 Minute Meals or Sunny Anderson’s Cooking for Real (you can find episodes at www.foodnetwork.com, or use any how-to show you like). In a brief paper, identify specific strategies the host uses to explain the process of preparing a meal. Also, make note of how the guidelines for informative speaking are evident in the program.

Sharing Your Story

Identify a small object that has personal meaning for you (a photograph, a tattoo, a piece of jewelry, a family heirloom). Prepare a two- to three-minute narrative presentation that tells the story of the item’s significance. Rehearse your presentation with a classmate, and get feedback to help you revise it. Then deliver the revised speech to your class, or video-record it for the course Web site.

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Identify a small object that has personal meaning for you (a photograph, a tattoo, a piece of jewelry, a family heirloom). Prepare a two- to three-minute narrative presentation that tells the story of the item’s significance. Rehearse your presentation with a classmate, and get feedback to help you revise it. Then deliver the revised speech to your class, or video-record it for the course Web site.