Are there any subjects on which you could give an informative speech without doing any research at all? How would you establish your credibility absent outside evidence?

Have you ever felt that someone who claimed to be informing you was in fact trying to persuade you? What was it about the speaker’s presentation that tipped you off? Did this feeling make you more or less receptive to the information he or she was presenting?

Is it possible to define and describe a controversial idea, such as assisted suicide for terminally ill patients, without becoming emotional? Can an informative speech be emotional without becoming persuasive?

If you had to give a speech informing your classmates about influenza vaccines, what presentation aids would you use? Would a slide show be more beneficial than a handout? Why or why not?