Informative Speech Guidelines 1 
SPCH 250: Speech Fundamentals
Speech 2: Informative Speech
Due Date: 9/30/14, 10/2/14
Purposes of Informative Speaking
Informative speaking offers you an opportunity to practice your research, writing, organizing, and speaking skills. You will learn how to discover and present information clearly. If you take the time to thoroughly research and understand your topic, to create a clearly organized speech, and to practice an enthusiastic, dynamic style of delivery, you can be an effective "teacher" during your informative speech. Finally, you will get a chance to practice a type of speaking you will undoubtedly use later in your professional career.
The purpose of the informative speech is to provide interesting, useful, and unique information to your audience. By dedicating yourself to the goals of providing information and appealing to your audience, you can take a positive step toward succeeding in your efforts as an informative speaker.
Here are some types of informative speeches:
Demonstration-show the listeners how to do something
Instruction-teach the listeners something
Description-describe something, such as a place
Explanation-give reasons why something happens
Briefing-summarize the results of something
Reporting-provide detailed information on a topic
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR RUBRIC… BRING IT TO CLASS!
I wanted you to come up with your own topic for your informative speech because I thought it would be easier.
You must turn in a typed outline. Be sure to review your rubric and pay attention to the timeframe (2.5-3.5 minutes.
While presenting your speech, you can have a visual, be creative!
Informative Outline Format Topic: (Your topic)
Specific Purpose/Goal: (To inform this audience about…) INTRODUCTION – (Your speech should start with an attention getter…) Attention Getter - (Use this time to actually get our attention…be creative!!)
Topic - (Inform the audience of your topic)
Creditability - (Tell us why you’re qualified to talk about
Speech 2: Informative Speech
Due Date: 9/30/14, 10/2/14
Purposes of Informative Speaking
Informative speaking offers you an opportunity to practice your research, writing, organizing, and speaking skills. You will learn how to discover and present information clearly. If you take the time to thoroughly research and understand your topic, to create a clearly organized speech, and to practice an enthusiastic, dynamic style of delivery, you can be an effective "teacher" during your informative speech. Finally, you will get a chance to practice a type of speaking you will undoubtedly use later in your professional career.
The purpose of the informative speech is to provide interesting, useful, and unique information to your audience. By dedicating yourself to the goals of providing information and appealing to your audience, you can take a positive step toward succeeding in your efforts as an informative speaker.
Here are some types of informative speeches:
Demonstration-show the listeners how to do something
Instruction-teach the listeners something
Description-describe something, such as a place
Explanation-give reasons why something happens
Briefing-summarize the results of something
Reporting-provide detailed information on a topic
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR RUBRIC… BRING IT TO CLASS!
I wanted you to come up with your own topic for your informative speech because I thought it would be easier.
You must turn in a typed outline. Be sure to review your rubric and pay attention to the timeframe (2.5-3.5 minutes.
While presenting your speech, you can have a visual, be creative!
Informative Outline Format Topic: (Your topic)
Specific Purpose/Goal: (To inform this audience about…) INTRODUCTION – (Your speech should start with an attention getter…) Attention Getter - (Use this time to actually get our attention…be creative!!)
Topic - (Inform the audience of your topic)
Creditability - (Tell us why you’re qualified to talk about
References: CITED APA or MLA citations of all sources used as supporting material (minimum of 3)