Types of speeches

1. Types of Speeches
the principle purpose of a speech will generally fall
into four basic types

2. •Informative
•Persuasive
•Entertaining
•technical

3. Informative speech
In an informative speech you
•Explain something to people
•Help people to understand
something
•Show them how to do
something

4. 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!

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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.

8. Examples
•Improve your health through better eating
•Television violence is negatively influencing our
children
•Become a volunteer and change the world

9. 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

10. Purpose of entertaining
speech
•Crowd pleaser
•Get promotion
•Hold attention

11. 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.

12. Examples
•After dinner speech
•Comic monologues

13. Technical speech
The technical speech involves
•Visuals and printed
handouts
•Even videotape
•This is informative

14. 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

15. Brief remarks
It is actually the category of the speech, which are
given on special occasions as expression of thanks,
welcome or acceptance.

16. 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.

17. 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

18. 4P’s for planning
. plan
. prepare
. practice
. present

19. Guidelines for planning
•Purpose of the speech
•Decide what you wish to speak about
•Do you wish to:
d)Instruct and inform
e)Convince, persuade, influence or motivate
f)Amuse and entertain
•What are the objectives of your speech
•Know your audience

20. 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.

21. You should
•Repeat the ideas
•Introduce the audience in a logical sequence
•Using relationships that aid retention
•Use anecdotes

22. Persuading
•Logical proof
•Emotional appeal
•Give reasons

23. Mechanics of
organization
•Start with a title
•Write down the purpose
•List the ideas you want the audience to retain
•Write a conclusion

24. Thank you!!!!