ROSHAAN AMEER DISCUSSION PUBLIC SPEAKING When your general purpose is to inform, you act as a teacher or lecturer. Your goal is to convey information clearly, accurately, and interestingly. (pg 80) There are two categories most speeches fall into-to inform or to persuade. When giving an informative speech, the speaker must provide accurate and clear facts while still remaining interesting. Preparation is key to an informative speech. Knowing what you are talking about can allow you to venture away from just the written text. It allows you to answer questions correctly and seem informed. I plan to take this advice and try and to prepare myself properly. By properly preparing for a speech will allow you to better explain what is being said. I do not want to be the speaker that reads directly off a screen while boring my audience to death. When the main objective of a speech is to educate its audience, the person giving the speech assumes the persona of an instructor or professor. The speaker's primary mission in this scenario is to provide the audience with information that is true, understandable, and presented in an engaging manner. It is possible that the objective of the address will be to deliver research findings, clarify a misinterpretation, provide new information, describe a concept or procedure, or clarify a misunderstanding. In order for the speaker to accomplish the goal of educating the audience, they need to have a solid comprehension of the topic at hand and be thoroughly prepared to present the address. The major points should be laid out in a way that is simple to follow and comprehend, and the address should have a framework that is rational and consistent. The presenter ought to demonstrate and substantiate the information that is being presented with the help of pertinent instances, anecdotes, and visual tools. It is important that the tone and manner of the address are appropriate for both the audience and the circumstance. The person giving the presentation should steer clear of using jargon or specialised terminology that the audience may not comprehend. Instead, they should communicate their information in a straightforward manner by utilising terminology that is clear and uncomplicated. Last but not least, the speaker can add interest to the address by engaging the audience in a variety of ways by employing strategies such as asking questions, using comedy, or sharing stories. The use of these strategies can be helpful in keeping the audience involved and attentive throughout the entirety of the presentation. When a speech's overarching objective is to educate its audience, the person giving the address assumes the persona of an instructor or professor. For the presentation to be successful, the speaker needs to be able to communicate the information in a way that is understandable, accurate, and entertaining while also making use of the appropriate terminology, structure, and techniques.