Types of Speeches
A Informative Speech
An Informative Speech is like teaching. The purpose of an informative speech is
to try to teach something to the audience. The success of your speech depends
on whether the audience learns what you wanted to teach them. You need to tell
the audience why the information is useful and valuable. You need to make sure
that the audience understands and remembers the essential information.
Some examples of an informative speech:
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A teacher telling students about earthquakes
Someone telling some foreign students about the Cherry
Blossom Season
A student telling people about her research
A tour guide telling people about the Tower of London
A computer programmer telling people about new software
Someone telling the audience about his hometown
A layout Speech
An layout Speech is like giving someone directions, or explaining the location of
a place. It is not very common as a formal speech, but it is something you often
have to when explaining to people about a town or large building. A layout
speech tells the audience where things are. It may also describe there size and
shape. Gestures are very important in a layout speech. In fact, this is a good
chance to practice your gestures. The success of your speech depends on
whether the audience can find their way round the place you have described. Will
they get lost?
Some examples of a layout speech:
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An interior designer explaining the layout of the new city hall
A police officer giving directions to lost tourists
A real estate agent describing the features of a new house
A receptionist helping a visitor find the conference room
A tour guide explaining the floor plan of a large art museum
A Demonstration Speech
A demonstration speech is like an informative speech because you have to teach
the audience about something. However, in a demonstration speech you will not
just tell the audience about something, you will also tell them how to do
something. Your speech will be successful if at the end of your speech the
audience can do what you showed them to do.
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Some examples of a demonstration speech:
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A ski instructor demonstrating how to perform a turn
A policeman telling someone how to get to the station
A chef telling his audience how to make chocolate cake
A tour guide telling people how to use the underground
system in London
A computer programmer showing people how to use new
software
A teacher showing a student how to do an experiment
A Persuasive Speech
A persuasive speech contains information to help people make a decision. The
purpose of a persuasive speech is to persuade people to change in some way.
For example, it could be to change the way they think about something. Or it
could be to change the way they do things. Finally, it could be to persuade the
audience to do something that they do not do now. Your speech will be
successful if at the end of your speech the audience is willing to make the
change you suggested.
Some examples of a persuasive speech:
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A lawyer trying to convince a jury
A salesclerk trying to persuade customers to buy a new
product
A politician asking people to vote for her
A nurse persuading a patient to stop smoking
A student trying to get a friend to lend him some money
An environmentalist trying to get people to start thinking
about the environment
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