COMM 1112 Lecture 3: Informative, Research, and Organization
16 Feb 2017
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Maybe step out from behind the podium. A true thesis narrows a topic down to one main idea. Well-chosen topics increase listenability: your level of interest, your knowledge and passion, how you communicate it and how your listeners attend to, respond to, and interact with your ideas. To inform: help audience understand new and useful ideas, examine people objects, events, processes, concepts, issues, etc. To persuade: aim to create, change, or reinforce the thinking or actions of others, questions of fact, value, or policy. To mark a special occasion: celebrate important people or places, honor memorable events, or share humorous ideas. Speaking to enhance the knowledge of others. Occasions on which informative presentations occur: managers clarify new policies, coaches explain rules and strategies, inventors describe their techs. Good research enhances the listenability of your presentation because it increases your understanding of your topic. Being better informed allows you to clearly and confidently communicate the material.
