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Informative Speaking

Purposes of Informative Speaking

Major Types of Informative Speeches

Speeches about Objects

Speeches about Processes

Speeches about Events

Speeches about Concepts

Strategies for Selecting a Topic

Learn More about an Unfamiliar Topic

Think about Previous Classes

Framing a Thesis Statement

Thesis Statement Purpose

Strategies for Framing a Thesis Statement

Researching Your Topic

Gathering Materials

Citing Sources Within Your Speech

Creating Your Bibliography

Structuring an Informative Speech

The Introduction of the Speech

The Body of the Speech

The Conclusion of the Speech

Outlining an Informative Speech

The Complete Sentence Outline

The Speaking Outline

Delivering an Informative Speech

The Five-Step Method for Improving Delivery

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A Story - Underground Railroad

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Example Text: One dark summer night in 1849, a young woman in her 20's left Bucktown, Maryland, and followed the North Star. What was her name? Harriet Tubman. She went back some 19 times to rescue her fellow slaves. And as James Blockson relates in a 1984 issue of National Geographic, by the end of her career, she had a $40,000.00 price on her head. This was quite a compliment from her enemies (Blockson 22).

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