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Communication Works by Gamble and Gamble
Communication Works, 7/e
Teri Kwal Gamble
Michael Gamble

Informative Speaking

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informative speech  a speech that updates and adds to knowledge of receivers
information overload  the situation which occurs when the amount of information provided by a speechmaker is too great to be handled effectively by receivers
information underload  the situation that occurs when the information provided by a speechmaker is already known to receivers