Informative Speech

Definition

Information An informative speech may focus on general information,

such as the history of bread, or applicable information, such as
teaching the audience how to bake bread. Unlike written informative
essays, presentation is a key part of the effectiveness of informative
speeches. Speaking too quickly or softly, losing place during the
delivery of speech, using obviously biased sources and overloading
the audience with information are common pitfalls when delivering an
informative speech.
An informative speech provides just the facts and allows the audience
to draw their own conclusions. The topic options for informative
speeches are nearly limitless and are not limited to non-fiction ideas.
For example, it would be possible to write an informative speech
about the Harry Potter universe by using quotations from the books,
excerpts from interviews with the author and sales figures from the
publishing company. This type of speech uses descriptions,
demonstrations, vivid detail and definitions to explain a subject,
person or place the audience wants to understand. An informative
speech makes a complex topic easy to understand or offers a
different point of view.

KEY POINTS

 This type of speech uses descriptions, demonstrations, vivid detail,

and definitions to explain a subject, person, or place
the audience wants to understand.

 an informative speech makes a complex topic easy to understand

or offers a different point of view.

 unlike persuasive speeches, an informative speech relies less

on pathos and more on communicating.
Persuasive Speech
Definition
A persuasive speech is a specific type of speech in
which the speaker has a goal of convincing the
audience to accept his or her point of view. The speech
is arranged in such a way as to hopefully cause the
audience to accept all or part of the expressed view.
Though the overarching goal of a persuasive speech is
to convince the audience to accept a perspective, not
all audiences can be convinced by a single speech and
not all perspectives can persuade the audience. The
success of a persuasive speech is often measured by
the audience's willingness to consider the speaker's
argument.

KEY POINTS

 Persuasive speeches may utilize the

three modes of persuasion: ethos, pathos and logos.
 Ethos is the most important appeal in a persuasive
speech.
 Factors such as body language, the willingness of
the audience, and the environment in which the speech
is given, all affect the success of a persuasive speech.
 Audience Analysis is important in a persuasive
speech, as the audience will be convinced for their own
reasons, not for the speaker's reasons.
Entertaining Speech
Definition
 An entertaining speech is a speech designed to captivate an audience’s
attention and regale or amuse them while delivering a message. Like more
traditional informative or persuasive speeches, entertaining speeches
should communicate a clear message, but the manner of speaking used in
an entertaining speech is typically different. Entertaining speeches are
often delivered on special occasions (e.g., a toast at a wedding, an
acceptance speech at an awards banquet, a motivational speech at a
conference), which is why they are sometimes referred to as special-
occasion speeches. However, they can also be given on more mundane
occasions, where their purpose is primarily to amuse audience members
or arouse them emotionally in some way. Remember, when we use the
word “entertain,” we are referring not just to humor but also to drama. The
goal of an entertaining speech is to stir an audience’s emotions. Of all the
types of speeches we come in contact with during our lives, the bulk of
them will probably fall into the category of entertainment. If you spend just
one evening watching a major awards show (e.g., the Grammys, the
Tony’s, the Oscars), you’ll see dozens of acceptance speeches. While
some of these acceptance speeches are good and others may be terrible,
they all belong in the category of speaking to entertain. Other speeches
that fall into the entertaining category are designed to inspire or motivate
an audience to do something. These are, however, different from a
traditional persuasive speech. While entertaining speeches are often
persuasive, we differentiate the two often based on the rhetorical
situation itself. Maybe your school has hired a speaker to talk about his or
her life story in an attempt to inspire the audience to try harder in school
and reach for the best that life has to offer. You can imagine how this
speech would be different from a traditional persuasive speech focusing
on, say, the statistics related to scholastic achievement and success later
in life. Entertaining speeches are definitely very common, but that doesn’t
mean they don’t require effort and preparation. A frequent trap is that
people often think of entertaining speeches as corny. As a result, they
don’t prepare seriously but rather stand up to speak with the idea that
they can “wing it” by acting silly and telling a few jokes. Instead of being
entertaining, the speech falls flat.

  Goodwill Speech
Definition
Goodwill speeches are those that seek to introduce oneself or
entity to another group, organization, or even country, while at
the same time building a goodwill relationship with that
audience. They may occur on a small scale such as a maiden
speech by a new CEO to the company, or on a scale as large as a
world leader touring another country.
Goodwill speeches are informative while at the same time
persuasive. You are persuading your audience to consider you
favorably. You will want to make the case about what makes you
qualified or relevant to them. Goodwill speeches also often
highlight shared customs, values, morals, and beliefs. Goodwill
speeches do not make assumptions or judgments about their
audience and do not intimidate, embarrass, or offend them.

KEY POINTS

 Goodwill speeches are both informative and persuasive. You

seek to persuade your audience to consider favorably you and
who or what you represent.
 Goodwill speeches highlight shared values, customs, beliefs
and morals.
 Goodwill speeches do not make assumptions
or judgments about their audience and do not intimidate,
embarrass, or offend them.
 One of the best examples of a goodwill speech is President
Kennedy's "Ich bin ein Berliner" (I am a Berliner) speech in 1963.
Occasional Speech
DEFINITION
As the name implies, special occasion speeches are
speeches that are given on special occasions. There are
many examples of special occasions where it might be
appropriate to deliver a speech. For example, an individual
might give a speech at a wake or memorial for an audience
of friends and families who knew the person being
memorialized. Clearly this speech will be very different than
a toast given at a wedding, which is also an example of a
special occasion speech and which will have a much more
celebratory tone.

Special occasion speeches are usually shorter

than informative or persuasive speeches. Special occasion
speeches are usually less than ten minutes long, which
demonstrates that their purpose is different than other types
of speeches delivered at a conference or political rally.
Depending on the context, the purpose of a special occasion
speech may be to remember, to praise or to humorously
tease. They may contain a use of pathos that aims
to convince the audience to be happy, possibly by being
comedic. However, they may use a pathos intended to make
the audience reflective, as in a speech given at a memorial
service.
Special occasion speeches might inform the audience. For
example, when someone gives a speech at a wedding and
shares a specific memory, thus informing the audience of
that particular incident and possibly articulating its
importance in relation to the newlyweds. While special
occasion speeches may be informative, their purpose is
always specific to the context and audience that will
be hearing them.

KEY POINTS

 Special occasion speeches tend to be shorter speeches,

commonly less than ten minutes.

 Special occasion speeches are commonly addressed to a

particular audience.
 Depending on the context, special occasion speeches can
be funny or sad.

Manuscript Speech

Definition
It is when an already prepared script is read verbatim. The speaker makes the entire
speech by referring to the printed document, or as seen on the teleprompter. It is
basically an easy method of oral communication.

Manuscript speaking is generally employed during official meetings, conferences,

and in instances where the subject matter of the speech needs to be recorded. It is
used especially when there is time constraint, and the content of the talk is of prime
importance. Conveying precise and succinct messages is the inherent purpose of this
speech. Public officials speaking at conferences, and their speech being telecast, is a
pertinent example.

Examples

There can be various occasions where this style of speech is used. It depends on the
context of the address, the purpose of communication, the target audience, and the
intended impact of the speech. Even if it is understood to be a verbatim, manuscript
speaking requires immense effort on the part of the speaker. Precision in the
delivery comes not just with exact reading of the text, but with a complete
understanding of the content, and the aim of the talk. We have witnessed this
through many examples of eloquence, like the ones listed below.

A speech given by a Congressman on a legislative bill under consideration.

A report read out by a Chief Engineer at an Annual General Meeting.

A President's or Prime Minister's address to the Parliament of a foreign nation.

A televised news report (given using a teleprompter) seen on television.

A speech given at a wedding by a best man, or during a funeral.

A religious proclamation issued by any religious leader.

A speech in honor of a well-known and revered person.

Oral report of a given chapter in American history, presented as a high school

assignment.

Memorized speech
Definition
When giving a speech from memory, speakers tend
to have a very robotic tone to their voice, making it
important to remember to add voice inflection. For
more effective memorization, it is recommended to
keep the speech relatively short. The recommended
form of speech delivery is to use a manuscript or
notes for reference. With reference notes,
memorization is not required and it becomes easier
to add voice inflection.

In memorized speaking, you develop greater

audience contact because you can look directly into
the eyes of your audience as you deliver your
speech. You can use your gestures to the best
advantage as you become spontaneous in reacting
to your own talk.
KEY POINTS

 Memorized delivery takes two basic forms: the total

speech or manuscript is committed to memory, or
standard parts of the message are memorized and
woven into each speech.
 memorizing your speech allows you to stay in
touch with your audience.
 one of the main problems of delivering a speech
from memory is that it sounds like you are reading
since you are focusing your attention on
remembering the words.
 when writing your speech, write as if you were
speaking naturally, directly to an audience.

Impromptu Speech
Definition
An impromptu speech is given with little or no preparation, yet
almost always with some advance knowledge on the topic. When
called to speak "off the cuff" on the "spur of the moment," is is
usually because the speaker is quite knowledgeable about
the subject. For example, if called on to speak in class, a student
might give a short impromptu speech about a topic that was in
the assigned readings. Business meetings also use a "check in"
to tell everyone else about a current project. In small informal
meetings, the audience will interrupt an impromptu speech and
ask questions, which helps guide the speech and the information
that is presented. When campaigning, politicians sometimes
respond to reporters or voters almost anywhere and at any time.

KEY POINTS

 Remember that you are generally in control of the content, so

you can decide what you are going to talk about and
include topics you want to talk about.
Your delivery will naturally be more conversational and
spontaneous.
 since you are not well-prepared, you may overlook some
significant information, but audience questions can often help fill
in the gaps.

 Become familiar with common organizational patterns so you

can apply them in any situation using the three part
speech outline of an Introduction, Body, and Conclusion.

Extemporaneous Speech
Definition
Extemporaneous Speaking, colloquially known as Extemp, is a limited-
preparation speech event based on research and original analysis.
Extemporaneous Speaking is a competitive speaking event in the US in
both high school and college forensics competition. Extemporaneous
Speaking provides 30 minutes of preparation time, followed by a seven-
minute speech. When preparation starts, speakers are offered three questions
to answer. Questions are based on current affairs, and topic areas generally
include international and domestic policy, economic policy, and social or
scientific issues. Speakers generally speak persuasively, though some areas
of the US offer informative speeches.
KEY POINTS

 There are two popular methods for organizing ideas to create a graphical
representation for speaker notes--outlining and mind or concept mapping.
 An outline is a list of items with each item divided into additional sub-
items. Each level in an outline has at least two subcategories. There are three
basic types of hierarchical outlines--sentence, topic and phrase.
 Topic and phrase are the most useful for speaker notes since they allow
the speaker to quickly glance at the notes while maintaining eye contact with
the audience.
 Mind mapping and concept mapping are visual representation of ideas
and concepts. Both mind maps and concept maps can be used to graphically
show the relationship between ideas for a speech and as speaker notes for
delivery.
 A mind map diagram starts with a single word as a central branch node
and lesser categories as sub-branches going off from the central node. A
concept maps can have multiple hubs or nodes with clusters of concepts
labeled to show the kind of relationship.

 While extemporaneous speaking may be free of the constraints of

memorization and manuscript speaking, it is not careless talk; the speaker
prepares notes in advance in order to deliver an organized speech.

Compilation
on
Kinds of Speeches
 KIMBERLY T. DE VERA
GRADE-11 GARNET

SEPTEMBER 2016
TABLE OF CONTENT
A .Kinds of Speeches According to Purpose
Page

1. Informative
…………………………………….....................................................1

2.
Persuasive……………………………………….............................................
.....2
3. Entertaining …….
……………………………………….......................................3

4.
Goodwill……………………………………………..........................................
.....4

5.
Occasional…………………………………………………………………………..5

B. According to Kinds of Speeches Delivery

1. Manuscript or Read
………………………………………………………………..6

2.
Memorized…………………………………………………………........................
.7

3.
Impromptu…………………………………………………………………………...8

4.
Extemporaneous…………………………………………………………………...9

C. Examples of Speeches
1. Informative

(Cyber bullying )...

……………………………………………………………………..10

2. Persuasive

(Global Warming)…………......
…………………………………………………...11-12

3. Entertaining

(The impact of the Television)…………………………………………...

………13-14
4. Extemporaneous

(Effect of Internet in our Life)……………………………………...

……………...15-16

Page

5. Occasional

(Address Cultural Differences during Barangay Fiesta)

……………....................17

6. Manuscript or Read

(Importance of Education) …………………………………………………….

…18-19

7. Memorized

(Role as an Student for a Progressive Solano)………..

……………….................20

8. Impromptu

(Effect of Online Games to Student)………………….

…………..................... 21-22

9. Extemporaneous

(Stop the Violence against Women)

………………………………………………..23