Types of Speeches
the principle purpose of a speech will generally fall
into four basic types
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Informative
Persuasive
Entertaining
technical
Informative speech
In an informative speech you
• Explain something to people
• Help people to understand
something
• Show them how to do
something
Points to remember
• You have to remember that the whole purpose of
your speech is to teach the audience something
that they don't already know.
• The audience need time to take in what you've
said.
• If you speak too quickly your audience will be
trying to understand one sentence while you're
speaking the next sentence!
Examples
• The speech given by the head of an organization
• A computer programmer speaking about new
software
• A travelogue about the tour
• A teacher telling students about something
Persuasive speech
The persuasive speech is
• To sell an audience on an
idea
• To promote a specific
product
• To convince someone to
take action
• You want them To think,
act and believe in what you
want them to
Points to remember
• Make use of graphs and supporting documentation
• Present some facts and figures but make sure
that they're accurate and that they support your
point of view.
• If there have been similar problems you can tell
your audience how they were solved.
• Try to make it personal to your listeners, if it's
going to effect their family, home or job they will
start to take notice.
Examples
• Improve your health through better eating
• Television violence is negatively influencing our
children
• Become a volunteer and change the world
Entertaining speech
Entertaining speeches are
• Usually short
• Giving the audience an
enjoyable experience
• Leave the audience with a
favorable impression not
only of himself or herself,
but also of the
organization
• To amuse through humors,
stories or illustrations
Purpose of entertaining
speech
• Crowd pleaser
• Get promotion
• Hold attention
Points to remember
• The speech still must make a valid point or
argument, but it can be done using humor
• A speech to entertain may be either informative
or persuasive in nature, but the supporting
materials are selected primarily based on their
entertainment value.
Examples
• After dinner speech
• Comic monologues
Technical speech
The technical speech involves
• Visuals and printed
handouts
• Even videotape
• This is informative
Points to remember
• This is informative but goes beyond simple
information.
• It may be a presentation to peers at a
professional meeting
• May be an official presentation to a group such as
regulatory body
Brief remarks
It is actually the category of the speech, which are
given on special occasions as expression of thanks,
welcome or acceptance.
They are not scripted. Speaker give the remarks in
his or her own words. But if it is a highly official
function, it is better to use a script.
Planning for speech
A proper planning is required before a speech
• Choose the topic
• Do some research
• Remember the information you are going to
provide to your audience should be new and
valuable
• The information should be accurate
4P’s for planning
. plan
. prepare
. practice
. present
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Guidelines for planning
Purpose of the speech
Decide what you wish to speak about
Do you wish to:
Instruct and inform
Convince, persuade, influence or motivate
Amuse and entertain
What are the objectives of your speech
Know your audience
Paring
If you have done your research well,
you will have many more ideas that
you can introduce in a single speech.
Begin paring. Select the three most
important ideas you want people in
the audience to carry away with
them.
You should
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Repeat the ideas
Introduce the audience in a logical sequence
Using relationships that aid retention
Use anecdotes
Persuading
• Logical proof
• Emotional appeal
• Give reasons
Mechanics of
organization
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Start with a title
Write down the purpose
List the ideas you want the audience to retain
Write a conclusion
Thank you!!!!