The Different Types of

Speeches.

Three Main Types of Speeches.

The three main types of speeches are:

-the informative.

-the persuasive.

-the special occasion.

The use of this kind depends upon the speaker's objective.

The informative speech.Provide information.

the speaker is a teacher, and his or her purpose is to educate the audience regarding a topic.

the topic may be an:

-object.

-event.

-a concept.

-a process.

Informative speech:

Speeches About Objects Objects are things that are tangible and, thus, recognized through sight, hearing, taste, or touch; so speeches about objects include those about people, places, animals, structures, etc

Examples:

-Why President John F. Kennedy was the Prince of Camelot?

-Is Ethanol a Viable Alternative to Fossil Fuel?

Informative SpeechSpeeches About Events

Events are happenings or occurrences, both past and present, so possible speech topics include the following:

-The origins of the holiday known as Halloween

-What led to the Salem Witch Trials

-The Primary Causes of World War II

Informative speech:Speeches About

ConceptsConcepts are ideas, philosophies, hypotheses, and arguments, etc, so informative speeches might address topics such as these:

-Karl Marx’s concept of socialism.

-The principles of Feng Shui, the Ancient Chinese Art of Placement.

Informative speechSpeeches About Processes

it is:

-how something is made.

-how something is done or how something works.

Possible topics include these:

How pearls develop in oysters.

How to administer the Heimlich maneuver.

How to organize a plot for a novel.

Given their visual nature, most informative speeches are more successful if the speaker uses visual aids such as PowerPoint presentations, flip charts, graphs, models, etc

The Persuasive Speech :

-it usually challenges an audience’s

beliefs.

-Persuasive speeches are the most

difficult to deliver, at least successfully,

since they usually deal with controversial

topics about which people in the audience already hold strong,

Types of Persuasive Speeches

There are three main types of persuasive speeches:

-questions of fact.

-questions of value.

-questions of policy.

Questions of fact.Are capable of proof or disproof. Questions of fact are those which ask you to answer whether or not something is.

Example:

-Will the stock market rally in 2010?

-Did Lee Harvey Oswald act alone in assassinating President John F. Kennedy?

Questions of PolicyQuestions of Policy ask the writer to explain

what they would do. The key word in these topics is usually "should" as in "what should we do....". The question asks the writer to create a plan of action to solve some sort of problem.

Example:

-Should pro-athletes have mandatory tests for performance-enhancing drugs?

-Are smokers being unfairly singled out for higher taxation?

Questions of ValueAddress the relative merit (goodness or

badness) of a thing. Here you are usually asked to choose between things, ideas, beliefs, or actions and explain why you choose in the manner you did.

Example:

-Do people have the right to choose to die with dignity?

-Should dogfights be legalized?

When preparing a persuasive speech, speakers must accept that at least some listeners are going to disagree, perhaps adamantly so, with their viewpoint, which is why speakers should attempt to anticipate objections and counterarguments and address them during the course of the speech.

Speeches for Special OccasionsIn this types of speech there are several

important points to keep in mind:

-The speech must fit the occasion. The speech should reflect a similar mood.

-The speech must meet the allotted time. Speakers should be neither too brief nor too longwinded.

-Intended remarks must be accurate. For example, if someone is presenting an award and intends to begin with interesting facts about the recipient, these facts must be correct.

In the moment of deliver a speech the speaker should possess an understanding of the different types of speeches and have their objective clearly in mind, they will be capable of delivering a speech that the audience will remember for a long time to come.