ORALCOMM ♡ Types of Speech

According to Purpose

Informative Speech

• Speeches about objects

• Speeches about processes

• Speeches about events

• Speeches about concepts

Speeches about objects

• anything that is visible, tangible, and stable in form

  • Ex. The Ruins of Vigan, the Underground River, the Bible, the West Philippine Sea, Miss Universe 2015

Speeches about processes

• process explains how something is done

  • Ex. how sound wave is transmitted, how rust is formed, how food is digested, how earthquakes happens

Speeches about events

• the dictionary defines it as anything that happens or is happening

  • Ex. The Edsa Revolution, Pinatubo eruption, Yolanda storm, Aldubnation, Mamasapano Massacre

Speeches about concepts

• include beliefs, theories, ideas, principles, and the like

  • Ex. conservatism, existentialism, Confucianism, and communism

Persuasive Speech

• occurs in a situation where two or more points of view exist

• may center on a question of fact, a question of value, or a question of policy

Entertainment Speech

• speech which attempts to amuse the audience

• one of the hardest speeches to make

• reaction expected from the audience is immediate

• if the audience is not pleased, your speech fails flat

Methods of Speaking

• Speaking impromptu

• Speaking extemporaneously

• Reading verbatim from a manuscript

• Reciting a memorized speech

Impromptu

• done on the spur of the moment

• very little time for preparation

  • a matter of second or most, a matter of minutes

Impromptu Tips

• formulate the central idea

• open your talk with a sentence that says something

• the body of your speech must be unified

• conclude on a strong note

Extemporaneous

• prepared in advance & delivered spontaneously

• means growing “out of time” or coming at the time of delivery

Extemporaneous Tips

• organize the content into full-sentence outline

• form the full-sentence outline, extract a key word or short-phrase outline to use in rehearsal

• place the words or short-phrase outline on the side of the card

• find new, fresh language for each idea everytime you rehearse the speech

• if the speech is short, strive to get rid of the card as quickly as you can

Manuscript

• writing out the speech in full

• reading it aloud

Manuscript Tips

• should be typewritten, highlighted in larger font, readable even if you are quite away from the script

• for words you have difficulty in pronouncing, use phonetic spelling

• make markings that will help you determine pauses, special emphasis, and where you will slow down

Memorized

• merely a manuscript

• an elocution piece

• committed to memory

• allow you to look directly into the eyes of your audience

Memorized Tips

• read the selection attentively many times without a thought of memorizing the words

• then, reread the selection paragraph by paragraph, section by section, to fix in your mind the central idea of each

• close the book or manuscript and silently recall the sequence of ideas, sentence by sentence