Exam 15: D: Informative Speaking

Process speeches require the speaker to demonstrate how to do or make something.

Informative speakers do not have to give thought to issues like relevance and usefulness when the topic is assigned to them-they only need to make sure the information they present is accurate and clear.

Speeches about people must be about people who are well known in order to be significant enough to warrant the audience's attention.

Effective informative speakers often have to put effort into generating audience interest in their topic by emphasizing how learning the information will benefit them, or they risk losing their audience members' attention.

"Popular dark roast coffees include Italian and French roasts" illustrates definition by negation.

"Ethnocentrism is not the same as racism and should not be confused with stereotyping" is an example of definition by synonym.

Audiences usually perceive speeches with a greater number of points to be more significant than speeches that are organized more simply.

Important events in a speaker's life can serve as foundations for effective and interesting informative presentations.

Informative speakers don't need to present new information as long as the information is interesting or relevant.

The objective of an informative speaker is, essentially, to have the audience learn something.

Informative speakers take a subjective perspective on the information they present.

Explanatory speeches usually delve deeper into a subject than a speech of description would.

Using graphic presentation aids helps most audiences comprehend and retain the information in a speech better than they would if they only heard the information.

Issue and policy speeches are persuasive by nature and should be avoided for informative presentations.

Speakers are considered more knowledgeable and trustworthy when they know more than their audience does, so they should avoid defining terms for their audience.

In order to function effectively, examples need to be familiar to an audience-examples that need to be described in detail usually have little impact on an audience's understanding.

Informative speeches should focus on only one category (for example, people, places, things, or processes) and should not include descriptions of more than one category of information in a single presentation.

An informative speech about "how to download music without having to pay for it" would be ethically questionable.

Ethical considerations are of little consequence to informative speakers because they do not intend to influence the audience's attitudes, beliefs, or behaviors.

Information overload refers to the experience of a speaker having too much information to cover within the time allotted and feeling unsure about what information to include and what to leave out.