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276 ChaPtEr 13 The Informative Speech

Have You Ever Been
Culture Shocked?

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Have you ever been culture shocked?
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I have.
And many of you have too.
If you haven’t, you will be.
People all over the world (and especially bright college graduates like ourselves)
are becoming increasingly mobile.
We’ll all spend time in different cultures.
Understanding culture shock better to deal with it.
Preventive medicine.

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slide with speaker’s notes

Objectives self-Check
● Can you effectively use a variety of presentation aids, including computer-assisted aids?

three types of Informative Speeches

Now that you have considered the principles of informative speaking, types of supporting
materials, and presentation aids, it’s time to consider the three types of informative speeches:
speeches of description, definition, and demonstration. In addition, see the accompanying
Public Speaking Sample Assistant on special occasion speeches (p. 375).

speeChes Of desCrIptIOn
In a speech of description, you’re concerned with explaining an object, person, event, or
Watch the Video "Tall Girls” at process. You would describe an object or person in a speech about, for example, the structure
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of the brain, the contributions of Thomas Edison, the parts of a telephone, the layout of
Philadelphia, the hierarchy of a corporation, or the components of a computer system.
You would be describing an event or process in a speech about, for example, the process
of organizing a bodybuilding contest; how to create a blog; how a child acquires language;
how people purchase stocks online; or the events leading to the Arab Spring.