Matakuliah
Tahun
: G1062/Public Speaking
: September 2006
Speaking to Inform
Categories of Speeches
Guidelines for Informative Speaking
Pertemuan 10
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Informative Speech
A speech designed to convey knowledge
and understanding
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Categories of Speech
1. Speeches about Objects
2. Speeches about Processes
3. Speeches about Events
4. Speeches about Concepts
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Speeches about Objects
• Places
• Structures
• Animals
• People
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Speeches about Processes
• How something is made
• How something is done
• How something works
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Speeches about Events
• Its origins
• Causes
• Effects
• Implications
• Major features
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Speeches about Concepts
• Beliefs
• Theories
• Ideas
• Principles
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Guidelines
for Informative Speaking
1. Don’t overestimate what the audience
knows
2. Relate the subject directly to the
audience
3. Don’t be too technical
4. Avoid abstractions
5. Personalize your ideas
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