Informative Speech
In this category, the speaker prepares and presents a brief, well-organized speech which has the primary purpose of informing. This category also allows the student to give an informative biographical speech. A review of a book, movie, computer software, game, or TV program is allowed as long as it is primarily informative in nature. The participant should provide facts and ideas in an interesting and understandable fashion. Direct quotes, statistics, comparisons, analogies, and examples can be used to develop the speech. (Time: 2-4 minutes)