INFORMATIVE SPEECH WHAT PARTS HOW INFORMATIVE SPEECH WHAT

INFORMATIVE SPEECH WHAT, PARTS, HOW

INFORMATIVE SPEECH: WHAT? An informative speech communicates knowledge and understanding about a process, an event, a person or place, an object, or a concept. Process Event What? object Place person

INFORMATIVE SPEECH: WHY? Give information Reasons Causes Effects Similarities Differences Benefits/advantages Risks/disadvantages Process/steps/procedure Give descriptions Shapes Sizes Measurements Functions Types/groups/categories Characteristics Personality traits Lists (examples, symptoms, tips, elements, parts) Objects (animals, places, fruits, books, movies, songs), events, people, procedures, concepts

INFORMATIVE SPEECH: PARTS PART 1 INTRODUCTION • Grab attention • Outline key topics/main ideas PART 2 BODY/CONTENTS • Main idea 1 + explanation • Main idea 2 + explanation • Main idea 3 + explanation PART 3 CLOSING • Conclude or summarize key points • Final message

INFORMATIVE SPEECH: EXAMPLES EXAMPLE: GETTING ENOUGH SLEEP OPENING: • Do you want to have good health? Do you want to have smart brain? Do you want to have successful life? Then, get enough sleep. • Today, I’m going to tell you about three benefits of getting enough sleep. BODY: 1. Benefit 1 2. Benefit 2 3. Benefit 3 CLOSING • When we get enough sleep, we can enjoy Benefit 1, 2, and 3

HOW Opening Topic Presentation aids Main Ideas Supportin g Details Closing Practice