Communication for Various Purposes v1

Question 1

The goal of _________ is to teach an audience something using objective factual information.

Answer 1

Informative Speaking

Question 2

• these speeches occur when an audience has assembled specifically to hear what the speaker has to say.
• Being invited to speak to a group during a professional meeting, a civic gathering, or a celebration gala brings it with high expectations

Answer 2

Formal informative Speech

Question 3

• Teachers spend many hours lecturing
• human resources professionals give presentations about changes in policy and provide training for new employees.
• technicians in factories convey machine specifications and safety procedures

Answer 3

Vocational level speaking

Question 4

• people convey information daily in their regular interactions
• summarize the latest episode of American Idol for their friend who missed it, or explain a local custom
  to an international student

Answer 4

Impromptu informative speaking

Question 5

convey information about any nonhuman material
things.

Answer 5

Speeches about objects

Question 6

focus on real or fictional individuals who are living or
dead

Answer 6

Speeches about people

Question 6

• these are less concrete than speeches about objects or people, as they focus on ideas or notions that may be abstract or multifaceted.
• concept can be familiar to us, like equality, or could literally be a foreign concept like qi (orchi), which is the Chinese conception of the energy that flows through our bodies.

Answer 6

Speeches about concepts

Question 7

focus on past occasions or ongoing occurrences. A
particular day in history, an annual observation, or a seldom occurring event can each serve as interesting informative topics.

Answer 7

Speeches about events

Question 8

provide a step-by-step account of a
procedure or natural occurrence

Answer 8

Informative speeches about processes

Question 9

provide objective and balanced information about a disputed subject or a matter of concern for society.

Answer 9

informative speeches about issues

Question 10

Three organizational patterns that are particularly useful for informative speaking are?

Answer 10

topically, chronologically, and spatially

Question 11

• convey the layout or physical characteristics of a
  location or concept. (organizational pattern)
• the layout of a fire station or an
  astrology wheel would follow a spatial organization pattern.

Answer 11

spatially

Question 12

• break a larger topic down into logical subdivisions (organizational pattern)
• labor unions could focus on unions in three different areas of employment, three historically significant strikes, or three significant legal/ legislative decisions.

Answer 12

topically

Question 13

• trace the development of a topic or overview the steps in a process. (organizational pattern)
• trace the rise of the economic crisis in Greece or explain the steps in creating a home compost pile.

Answer 13

chronologically

Question 14

Methods of Informing (4)

Answer 14

1. Informing through Definition
2. Informing through Description
3. Informing through Demonstration
4. Informing through Explanation

Question 15

• entails defining concepts clearly and concisely
  and is an important skill for informative speaking.
• uses synonyms and antonyms, use or function,
  example, and etymology.

Answer 15

Informing through Definition

Question 16

• a speaker gives verbal directions about how to do something while also physically demonstrating the steps
• early morning infomercials

Answer 16

Informing through Demonstration

Question 16

• entails creating verbal pictures for your audience.
• based on good observations

Answer 16

Informing through Description

Question 17

• entails sharing how something works, how
  something came to be, or why something happened.
• method of informing may be useful when a topic is too complex or abstract to demonstrate

Answer 17

Informing through Explanation

Question 18

refers to the history of a word

Answer 18

Etymology

Question 19

Effective Informative Speaking (3)
1. Avoiding Persuasion
2. Avoiding Information Overload
3. Engaging Your Audience