Stage lighting:

Principle and

Characteistics of

Good speech
 Speech

-is use for the oral medium

of passing information,

whether formally or

informally, by a speaker to

an audience.
James H. McBurney and Ernest J. Wrage

"The communication of

ideas and feelings by

means of visible and

audible symbols originating

in the speaker."
 When is speech Good?
1. The nature of the response
2. The soundness of the speakers position
3. The motives and the intentions of the speaker
4. The principles of the art of good speech
Principles of Good speech
McBurney and Wrage give the principle of good

speech
1. Good speech is socially responsibles
-The socially responsible speaker must

constantly respect facts, and be aware of

sound reasoningand judgments.

 2. Good speech reveals a speaker with good

personal qualifications.
-Almost always the speaker with strong

personal qualifications in the best position to

win the respect of the listeners.

3. Good speech is directed to serve a specific

purpose.
-A purposeless speech meanders aimlessly but

the purposiveness of a speech forces the

speaker to follow a course to attain his aim.

 4.Good speech deals with worthwhile

subjects.
-The best resource of both speaker and

audience to be tapped. What the speaker

communicates events, experience,projects,

proposals,even aspirations, joys,

sorrows,problems- effect the level and

quality of speech
5. Good speech is based on the best available

materials.
-A substantial speech is inclined to attract

and hold the attention of the listeners.

6. Good speech is analytical.

-Analytical speech gives full wieghr to

the setting with comprises the

subject,the audience, the occasion, and

the speaker
 7. Good speech is based on sound method.
-The speakers method,his approaches and

plan are prescribed by the purpose and by

his analysis of the situation.

8. Good speech claims the attention and

interest of the listeners.

- When a speaker is inspired and motivated to

give best,and out of want the speaker says,

there interest, there attention,and rapport

between speaker and listener is said to exist.

 9. Good speech makes effective use of voice

and bodily action.

-Voice and bodily action produce symbols

which convey the speech and to which the

audience reacts.
10. Good speech uses good diction,language

and style.
-The language one uses, revelatory of a

speakers personality, is an essential element in

effective oral discourse.

 Importance of a Good speeach
•Speech has a great power.
•It can stir people to mutiny or it can

create spirit.
•It can turn an adverse situation into a

friendly one or it can turn a friendly

gathering to a host of movie.

•It can build tension and it can relax

tension.
Thank you and

God bless

everyone