Informative Speech

             An informative speech is one that one that intends to educate the audience on a particular topic.

Key points:

v  This type of speech uses descriptions, demonstrations, vivid detail, and the definitions to explain a subject person, or place the audience wants to understand.

v  An Informative Speech makes a complex topic easy to understand or offers a different point of view.Unlike persuasive speeches, an informative speech relies less on Pathos and more on communicating information.

v  An informative speech is one that intends to educate the audience on a particular topic. There are many different types of informative speeches, including speeches that describe the conditions of a subject and speeches that instruct the audience on how to perform an action.

v  The main goal of an informative speech is to provide enlightenment regarding a specific topic the audience knows nothing about. It may demonstrate how to use a new type of software, explain a new concept in the field of science, describe an expedition an archaeologist took, or provide details about a person of interest that the audience wants to learn more about.

v  The topics covered in an informative speech should help the audience to understand a subject better and to remember what they learned later. The goal of this type of speech isn't to sway the audience to the speaker's point of view. Instead, the details need to be laid before the audience so that they can make an educated decision or learn about a subject they are interested in.