Advanced Manual Details: Speaking To Inform

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The Speech to Inform Objectives:
  • Select new and useful information for presentation to the audience.
  • Organize the information for easy understandability and retention.
  • Present the information in a way that will help motivate the audience to learn.

Time: 5-7 minutes

Resources for Informing Objectives:
  • Analyze the knowledge level of your audience regarding your chosen subject.
  • Focus your presentation at the audience's level of knowledge.
  • Build a supporting case for each major point through use of explanation, examples and information gathered in research.
  • Effectively use at least one visual aid to enhance the audience's understanding.

Time: 8-10 minutes

The Demonstration Talk Objectives:
  • Prepare a demonstration speech to clearly explain a process, product, or activity.
  • Conduct the demonstration as part of a speech delivered without notes.

Time: 10-12 minutes

A Fact Finding Report Objectives:
  • Prepare a report on a situation, event, or problem of interest to the audience.
  • Deliver sufficient factual information in your report so the audience can base valid conclusions or a sound decision on it.

Time: 10-12 minutes

The Abstract Concept Objectives:
  • Research and organize the thought of experts on an abstract concept, theory, historical force, or social/political issue.
  • Present the ideas in a clear and interesting manner.

Time: 10-12 minutes

This information is provided as a service to our members.  For full details on each project, refer to the Advanced Speaker manual.