COM231 - Expanding Horizons: The Power of Informative Speaking

ROSHAAN AMEERDISCUSSIONPUBLIC SPEAKING Informative Speaking- Presenting a speech in which a speaker seeks toraise awareness, increase knowledge, or deepen understanding about thetopic. I highlighted this key term because, I think that growing as a publicspeaker, it will be difficult for me to present an informative speech. I amafraid that a topic that I am unfamiliar with, will be very difficult to learn onits own, let alone present a speech. I think that this type of speech will helpme grow and become familiar with things that I am not comfortable withdoing. I believe that outside of this course, I will be better able to have aconstructive debate about topics that are commonly brought up in theadult world. An informative speech is probably every beginner public speakers worstnightmare. Speaking about a topic that you have little knowledge of, andinforming a whole audience on it. I hope that in the future, when it is mytime to deliver my informative speech, that I do a good job. I know that Ican only assume what will happen, but with practice makes perfection. Educational speaking is a form of public speaking that is aimed at providingthe audience with new information or expanding their existing knowledgeon a specific subject matter. This form of public speaking is aimed atenlightening listeners and increasing their level of knowledge regarding aparticular topic. The objective of a lecture that is intended to beeducational is to broaden the scope of the audience's knowledge of thesubject matter at hand and to impart upon them information and/orperspectives that they may not have possessed previously.

Educational addresses can encompass a broad variety of subjects, rangingfrom scientific or technological themes to historical events, culturalpractises, or societal problems. Some examples of these topics include: Theobjective of the speaker is to provide the audience with information that iscorrect, thoroughly investigated, and delivered in a manner that isunderstandable, succinct, and interesting. To be able to deliver an instructive speech that is successful, the speakerneeds to have a strong grasp of the subject matter and be able to presentthe information in a way that is simple and straightforward for theaudience to comprehend. They need to be able to organise the informationthey have in a way that is rational and consistent, and they need to be ableto make use of visual tools or instances to help demonstrate the importantpoints. In general, the ability to instruct or enlighten others about a subjectthrough educational speaking is a necessary talent for anyone who wishesto do either of those things. Informative presenters are able to contributeto greater knowledge and a deeper comprehension of significant issuesand ideas when they deliver information in a way that is bothstraightforward and entertaining.