There are five different patterns
that informative speeches can be formed when writing informative speeches:
chronological, spatial, topical, narrative and cause-and-effect. The
chronological pattern explains the development of something over a period of
time, and the spatial pattern which describes the relationship between objects
and places. The topical pattern your topic is divided into subtopics and the
narrative pattern is a way to retell a story. The cause and effect pattern “shows
how an action produces a particular outcome,” (Coopman 260). The topical
pattern can be used for any topic simply because it allows for an easy
organization into main points. The narrative pattern relates to the
chronological pattern because it is addressed in an orderly fashion of events
unfolding. When presenting an informative speech, the speaker needs to not
express strong personal views of the topics because the purpose is to simply
inform the audience, “ Describe, explain, or demonstrate something, but don’t
tell the audience what to think or do about it,” (Coopman 262).
This is what I wrote about this week too. These patterns enable you to present your information in different ways. Not all speeches have to be topical, or chronological. If your information sounds better in a narrative pattern, or a cause and effect pattern, you can use those patterns for your speech. Using these patterns can make an informative speech more interesting for the audience. Telling a story in the speech, or talking about cause and effect is more interesting than just stating the information. An interesting speech will keep the audience’s attention, which will also keep them actively listening to your speech.
ReplyDeleteI think that you did a very good job of describing and breaking down the five different patterns in which informative speeches can be formed. I am curious to know which pattern you will utilize as well as which patterns will be most commonly used by our classmates. I imagine that many of us will use the topical pattern because it is what we are all most familiar with and is maleable to all types of different speeches and subjects. I also thought that you made a good point toward the end of your blog post when you said that "the speaker needs to not express strong personal views of the topics because the purpose is to simply inform the audience." I remember Mrs. Perez saying that we should not be trying to influence or sway the audience, so I am glad that you reinforced that point and helped to keep me in mind of it.
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