OralComm Lesson 7 - Basic types of speech

Types of Speech

• According to purpose

• According to delivery

Speech according to purpose

• Informative

• Persuasive

• Entertaining/Entertainment

Speech according to delivery

• Extemporaneous

• Impromptu

• Memorized

• Manuscript

Informative speech

• to inform, share information

• talks about people, events, processes, places, or things

• shares interesting and useful information on a topic

• highly objective

• relies less on emotions and more on communicating solid information

Persuasive speech

• aims to persuade or convince listeners

• subjective or objective

• using the information to influence the listeners

The art of Persuasion

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

Ethos

Credibility & Authority

Pathos

emotions

Logos

Logical reasoning

Entertainment speech

• entertaining speech, intends to entertain

• can make you smile, gives you a positive spirit, or could simply put you at ease

Extemporaneous speech

• limited time to prepare

• guided by notes or outline

Impromptu speech

• speaking without advanced preparation

• unrehearsed speech

• spoken conversationally

PRP/Prep Method

Point- Reason/Explanation- Point

Manuscript speech

• read, speaking with advanced preparation

• planned and rehearsed speech

Memorized speech

• speaking with advance preparation

• planned and rehearsed speech

• reciting a written message word-for-word from memory