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Before a speaker even begins to prepare, they need to ask themselves: “What do I want my audience to gain from listening to my speech?” For an informative speech, the speaker’s general goal is always to inform—or teach—the audience by offering interesting information about a topic in a way that helps the audience remember what they’ve heard.  \nA public speaker’s specific informative speech goal relates to the particular topic they’ve chosen. To create their specific goal, the speaker needs to consider how to best present the depth and breadth of understanding they have gathered about the topic from personal experience and research. They should consider: “What specific information do I want my audience to receive and remember about my topic?”  \nReceive and Remember  \nEffective informative speeches are both interesting to hear and interesting enough to remember. The most memorable speeches are talked about long after the speech is delivered—and, in some rare cases, even after the life of the speaker.  \nOne way to help an audience remember the details of an informative speech is to maintain the interest of the audience. However, unlike persuasive speeches which can rely heavily on emotional appeal, informative speeches have to demonstrate why the audience should care about the information contained in the speech based on the creative presentation of the content.  \nSAGE Flex for Public Speaking  \nThe Four Types of Informative Speeches  \nAn informative speech always delivers information to the audience. But not all informative speeches inform an audience in the same way. The four types of informative speeches are definition speeches , demonstration speeches , explanatory speeches , and descriptive speeches.  \nDefinition Speech  \nA definition speech explains the meaning, theory, or philosophy of a specific topic that the audience likely does not know much about. The topics may be general, such as a sport, or highly specific, such as a particular person. The main goal of this speech is to educate the audience so that they understand the main points regarding this subject.  \nDemonstration Speech  \nA demonstration speech explains how to do something. If you have ever sat through a lecture where a teacher explained how to create a bibliography, then you have heard a demonstration speech. Like most informative speeches, a how-to speech will likely use visual examples that show the audience how to move from step to step through a particular activity.  \nExplanatory Speech  \nAn explanatory speech might give a description of the state of a given topic. As an example, consider a speech that might be given at a professional conference to inform the audience about a particular part of an industry. 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