ORCOMM CLASSIFICATION OF INFORMATIVE SPEECH

Demonstration/Explanation
TYPES OF SPEECHES
Definition
Description

SPEECH
DEMONSTRATION/EXPLANATION SPEECH

Speeches are more formal than talking or usual conversations. They are

The speaker's primary purpose is to teach the audience how to complete

primarily delivered to leave a remarkable message.

a task (or process), and this is largely accomplished by demonstrating the

task (or process) through a series of steps.

TYPES OF SPEECHES ACCORDING TO PURPOSE

It is also referred as the "how to" speech or the "process speech"

Informative Speech

Persuasive Speech
DESCRIPTIVE SPEECH
Entertaining Speech

It's aim is to make the audience imagine how a person or object looks

INFORMATIVE SPEECH
like by the use of descriptive words that appeal to the senses.

It's aim is to teach the audience something new

DEFINITION SPEECH
The speaker relays knowledge to an audience on a specific topic.

The speaker presents the "what,why" and the how of the topic.
It's aim is to give the meaning of words or phrases, or issues which may

The speaker arranges the information in a clear, logical manner.

be considered controversial or difficult to understand.

INFORMATIVE SPEECH EXAMPLES:

Informative Speech is fundamental to all other types of speeches because

one cannot be able to achieve his purpose without being able to inform

Reports
the audience about his topic and occasion
Lectures
Demonstration


PERSUASIVE SPEECH

Tips to Entertainment Speech
It attempts to influence not only the audience beliefs, but

also it's attitude and behavior. 1. Don't forget your thesis/ main idea.
It makes people apply what they have learned or do the

action immediately or in the near future.

2. Paint words through words
The speaker has the goal of convincing the audience to
3. Get organized
accept his or her point of view. 4. Manage the humor

You want to change your listeners in one or both of these

ways: Different ways to support your speech

argument whether informative, persuasive or

a. Change in their minds entertaining speech

b. Change their behaviors

ENTERTAINMENT SPEECH 1. Facts

2. Statistics
A speech to entertain still informs or persuades but said

3. Quotes
speech is cloaked with humor because if it is speaking to

entertain then it is just merely comedy. 4. Examples