INFORMATIVE

SPEECH
QUARTER 4: MODULE 7
Informative Speech

-is a type of speech that aims to provide sufficient details to

the audience about a topic. This type of speech uses
descriptions, demonstrations, vivid details and definitions to
explain a subject, a person, an event, or place the audience
wants to understand.
An Informative Speech is written to provide
interesting and useful information to increase the
knowledge of your audience.

This might involve providing information about a

person, and animal or an object. It might center
around information regarding a process.
The Main Elements to Writing an Informative Speech
The main elements to writing a successful and effective Informative Speech are to convey your
knowledge and your ability to explain the subject:
1. Knowledge - Establish credibility by demonstrating expertise and knowledge of the subject
- conveying information, presenting ideas, facts and statistics to adequately inform the
audience about the subject
2. Key Points - Repeat all the Key Points to ensure maximum knowledge retention
3. Interest - Conveying the subject with enthusiasm and including unusual facts or anecdotes
about the subject
The Structure and Outline of an Informative Speech
• Your Opener - the opening, icebreaker or attention grabber
• Introduction - Tell them what the speech is about and what your main points will be. •
Knowledge - Establish credibility by demonstrating expertise and knowledge of the subject -
conveying information, presenting ideas, facts and statistics to adequately inform the audience
about the subject.
• Confirmation - Confirm and repeat the key points.
• Conclusion - Try to end with a memorable punch line or positive statement.
When delivering an informative speech, your objective is to enlighten and educate your
audience on a particular subject.
This type of speech involves the use of demonstrations, descriptions, definitions, and details to
explain a topic, person, or place.
One of the critical aspects of an informative speech is to make a complex issue easy to
understand while offering different points of view for the given problem statement.
Informative speeches have four types, namely,
explanatory, descriptive, demonstrative, and definition.
While an explanatory speech is used to give an insight into the state of a topic, a descriptive
speech helps the speaker in creating a clear mental picture regarding a specific subject in the
minds of the target audience.

Demonstrated speech explains how an action should be performed, and definition speech goes
into the depth of a topic with more of conceptual explanation and understanding.
tips to write and deliver a
1. Explain your thesis
2. Outline the structure of your speech
3. Ask the audience for feedback.
4. Quote authentic data sources.
5. Work on your presentation skills
6. Wrap up your speech effectively