1. Chapter eleven – Crafting an Informative Speech
Chapter Overview
Discusses the elements of an introduction for an informative speech
Explores the different ways to organize and develop the body of an informative speech
Covers how to properly conclude an informative speech
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Speech Introduction
Is an opportunity to make an impression on the audience
The general purpose notes the speech’s goals
The specific purpose is narrow and says exactly what the speech is about
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3. Informative Speech Body
Speech bodies can be organized in various manners
Chronological order notes things in the order they occurred
Cause-effect speeches have two main points
Problem-solution designs are chronological
Spatial designs are about geography
Topical designs are about categories
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4. Get the Audience’s Attention
Ask a rhetorical question pointing to the topic
Review a famous quote that has topic relevance
State statistics about the topic
Read a brief narrative concerning the topic
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The Thesis Statement
This statement tells the audience exactly what will be discussed
It details the speech’s main points
It grounds the audience to the topic
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6. Establishing Credibility
Establish why you are believable on the topic
Initial credibility is the speaker’s credibility before the speech begins
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7. Previewing the Speech Body
Is a roadmap for the audience
Can be a single or more sentences
Denotes main points to come
Previews can be one or more sentences
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Transitions
Is a connecting device from the introduction to the body
Transitions let everyone know when one main point is done and it is time to move to another
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9. Recapping Information
Prepare the body before the introduction
Because the preparation may change the body, do the introduction last
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10. Connectives in the Body
Internal previews work with transitions going from point to point
Internal summaries precede transitions and summarize points
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11. Informative Speech Conclusions
Speech Summaries
The central part of the conclusion
Restate the thesis statement
Main points can be combined into a single statement, or, each may be individually addressed
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The Clincher
Can refer back to the attention-getter
A quotation is a possibility
The speaker may want to end with a signpost
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Finally…
Informative speeches can be used to teach an audience, and they can also be very interesting if carefully constructed
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