英语演讲选修课教案11_Inform_II

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Lesson 10 Informative Speech II

Informative speech: a speech designed to convey knowledge and understanding.

When your general purpose is to inform, you act as a teacher or lecturer. Your goal is to convey information ---and do it clearly, accurately and interestingly, your aim is to enhance the knowledge and understanding of your listeners---to give them information they did not have before.

The informative speeches occur in a wide range of everyday situations.

Types of informative speeches

5.Speeches about objects

6.Speeches about processes

7.Speeches about events

8.Speeches about concepts

1.Speeches about objects

Object: anything that is visible, tangible, and stable in form.

Objects may have having parts or to be alive, they may include places, structures, animals, or even people.

You will not have time to cover everything about an object, just focus on one aspect

When you organize the speech you may choose one of the three organizational methods: chronological; spatial and topical.

If your specific purpose is to explain the history or evolution of your subject, you can put your speech in chronological order (A method of speech organization in which the main points follow a time pattern). For instance:

Specific purpose: To inform my audience about the major achievements of Frederick Douglass

Central idea: Although born in slavery, Frederick Douglass became one of the greatest figures in American history.

Main points: I. Douglass spent the first 20 years of his life as a slave in Maryland.

II. After escaping to the North, Douglass became a leader in the abolitionist movement to end slavery

III. During the Civil War, Douglass helped establish black regiments in the Union Army.

IV. After the war, Douglass was a tireless champion of equal rights for his race.

If your specific purpose is to describe the main features of your subject, you may organize your speech in spatial order (A method of speech organization in which the main points follow a directional pattern). Specific purpose: To inform my audience about the major land regions in Spain

Central idea: There are five major land regions in Spain.

Main points: I. The Northern part…

II. The western…

III. The central…

IV. The eastern…

V. The Southern part…

Some of the speeches about objects fall into topical order (A method of speech organization in which the main points divide the topic into logical and consistent subtopics). Here is an example:

Specific purpose: To inform my audience about the major alternative-fuel cars now being developed.

Central idea: The major alternative-fuel cars now being developed are powered by electricity, natural gas, methanol, or hydrogen.

Main points: I. one kind of alternative-fuel car is powered by electricity.