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3. Speeches about Events
The Random House Dictionary defines
an event as “anything that happens or is
regarded as happening.” By this definition,
the following are examples of suitable
subjects for informative speeches about

events: mountain climbing, job interviews,
and tsunamis.
As usual, a speaker will need to
narrow the focus and pick a specific purpose
that can accomplish in a short speech. worldatlas.com
There are many ways to discuss events. If the specific purpose is to recount the
history of an event, the speaker will organize the speech in chronological order, relating
the incidents one after another in the order they occurred.
The speaker can approach an event from almost any angle or combination of
angles—features, origins, implications, benefits, feature developments, and so forth. In
such cases, the speaker will put the speech together in topical order. A speaker should
also make sure his or her main points subdivide the subject logically and consistently.

4. Speeches about Concepts

Concepts include beliefs, theories, ideas, principles, and others. They are more
abstract than objects, processes, or events. The examples are: Confucianism,
philosophies of education, theory of evolution, principles of feminism, or human rights.
Taking a few of these
general subjects, here are
some specific purpose
statements for speeches
about concepts:
 To inform the audience
about the basic principles
of Confucianism
 To inform the audience
about the different
philosophies of education
in Europe and the United
sites.uci.edu States
Speeches about concepts are usually organized in topical order and focus on the
main features or aspects of the concept. When dealing with the concepts, we need to pay
special attention to technical language, define terms clearly, and also use examples and
comparison to illustrate the concepts.

Talking about the specific purpose in informative speech, there are three orders
that can be used to put the speech’s order. They are chronological order, spatial order,
and topical order.

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