Outline the six main informative speech strategy types, explain when they might be used, and provide one example for each strategy. (Examples may vary.)
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Sample student response:
Chronological—To describe or instruct, and used when giving a speech related to time or history, or when a sequence or process needs to be taught.
Example: To instruct on the proper way to wax skis.
Topical—To describe or explain, and used in an informative speech with natural, inherent subtopics.
Example: To explain basic color theory.
Spatial—To describe a place, event, or object based on its relationship to space.
Example: To describe a film festival based on the different venues around town.
Comparative—To describe or explain, and used to compare a complex topic to something an audience knows better.
Example: To explain Islam by comparing it to Christianity.
Problem–solution—To explain or report, and used when a solution has been implemented and a speaker needs to explain why.
Example: To explain next year's tuition increase.
Causal—To describe or explain something based on how it is caused (or the reverse).
Example: To explain how secondhand smoke causes asthma.
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