Question

To inform my audience how to prepare for a triathlon is a specific purpose statement for an informative speech about a(n) _______________ . "To inform my audience about the history of Hawaii’s Iron Man World Championship Triathlon" is a specific purpose statement for an informative speech about a(n) _______________ .

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Process

2. Event

Explanation:

An informative speech is an oral or written style of communication that seeks to provide details and facts on a given topic. The information provided might be related to a procedure or an event. In the questions above, when the writer decides to inform his audience on how to prepare for a triathlon, he would need to list and explain the processes involved in being effective at the game.

Hawaii's Iron Man World Championship was an event in history. So relating an informative speech to an audience on this topic, simply implies the relation of an event. It would involve a detailed chronology of the event citing dates and other important information.