英语演讲选修课10informative

Lesson 10 Informative

Teaching Aim and Requirement

Aimed at ensuring the Ss to have a basic knowledge of public speaking.

Teaching methods

PPt, interact between teacher & student

Assignments

What are the essentials of an effective speech

How to overcome nervousness

Teaching procedures

Informative speech: a speech designed to convey knowledge and understanding

To enhance the knowledge and understanding of your listeners--- to give them information they did not have before

Convey clearly accurately interestingly

Organizational methods

Chronological order 编年顺序

Spatial order 空间顺序

Topical order 主题顺序

Causal order

Problem-solution order

Other methods of speech organization

Causal order:A show a cause-effect relationship. method of speech organization in which the main points

Problem-solution order: A method of speech organization in which the first main point deals with the existence of a problem and the second main point presents a solution to the problem.

(Problem-cause-solution order)

Speeches about process

Process: A systematic series of actions that leads to a specific result or product.

Speeches of process explain how something is made, how something is done, or how something works.

3. Speeches about events

Event: Anything that happens or is regarded as happening.

chronological order----to recount the history of an event,

causal order ----to explain the causes and effects

4. Speech about concepts

Concept: A belief, theory, idea, notion, principle, or the like.

Speeches about concepts are usually organized in topical order. One common approach is to list the main features or aspects of your concept.

Guidelines for informative speaking

Don’t overestimate what the audience knows.

* Lead your audience step by step and explain everything thoroughly.

2. Relate the subject directly to the audience

* What is fascinating to the speaker may not be fascinating to everybody.

* Get your listeners involved

3. Don’t be too technical

* Simple, clear language is needed.

4. Avoid abstractions

One way to avoid abstractions is through description (a statement that depicts a person, event, idea, or the like with clarity and vividness)

Another way to escape abstraction is with comparisons (A statement of the similarities among two or more people, events, ideas, etc.)

5. Personalize your ideas