Types of Speeches
Presentation
By
Rwabu Davies
Lecturer, Communication Skills
Bachelor of Information Technology,
Faculty of Computing and Information Technology,
Makerere University
Objective
• To enable the students appreciate the
different kinds of speeches that they are likely
to present
• To help the students understand that different
speeches require different aspects of
preparation and effort
Speech Types
• Informative speech
• Demonstrative speech
• Persuasive speech
• Ceremonial speech
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.
Example of informative speeches
• A teacher telling students about uses of the
computer
• A student telling people about her research
• A tour guide telling people about the
Makerere University
• A computer programmer telling people about
new software
• Someone telling the audience about his
hometown/ village
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.
Examples of Demonstration Speeches
• A computer instructor demonstrating how to
perform a the task of switching on the computer
• A policeman telling someone how to get to the
station
• Some one telling his audience how to make
power point slides
• A computer programmer showing people how to
use new software
• A teacher showing a student how to do an
experiment
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.
Examples of Persuasive Speeches
• A lawyer trying to convince a jury
• A salesclerk trying to persuade customers to buy
a new computer hard/soft ware 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
Ceremonial Speeches
• A ceremonial speech is a speech of praise or blame,
celebration or thanksgiving, condemnation or
mourning.
• Ceremonial speaking stresses the sharing of
identities and values that unites people into
communities (Osborn and Osborn, p. 426).
• Eulogies, speeches of condemnation or
commendation, farewell addresses, etc. are
instances of such a discourse.
• Ceremonial speeches sometimes often serve to
establish standards for action or provide the ethical
and moral basis for future arguments.
Types of Ceremonial Speeches
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Eulogies
Dedication
Farewells
Toasts
Introductions
Welcomes
Acceptance Speeches e.g. Presenting an award/
accepting an award
• Other ceremonies e.g. Weddings/ introduction
ceremonies (traditional), birthdays, anniversaries e.t.c.
Thank You for listening