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Chapter 15
Informative Speaking
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Communication
Undergraduate 2
11/05/2012

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informative speech
Definition
a speech that has a goal to explain or describe facts, truths, and principles in a way that increases understanding 
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intellectually stimulating
Definition
information that is new to audience members 
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creative
Definition
using information in a way that yields different or original ideas and insights 
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definition
Definition
a method of informing that explains the meaning of something 
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synonym
Definition
a word that has the same or similar meaning
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antonym
Definition
a word that is a direct opposite 
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comparison and contrast
Definition
a method of informing that explains something by focusing on how it is similar and different from other things 
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narration
Definition
a method of informing that explains something by recounting events or stories 
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demonstration
Definition
a method of informing that explains something by showing  how it is done, by displaying the stages of a process, or by depicting how something works.
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expository speech
Definition
an informative presentation that provides carefully researched, in-depth knowledge about a complex topic 
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Divergent thinking
Definition

Thinking that occurs when we

contemplate something from a variety of

different perspectives

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Mnemonics
Definition

A system of improving memory by using

formulas

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description
Definition

The informative method used to create

an accurate, vivid, verbal picture of an

object, geographic feature, setting or

image

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