Lesson 4

Entertainment
Speech
 Follow guidelines on how
1 to make and deliver an
Learning expository/informative
Competency speech, persuasive
speech, and
entertainment speech
(EN11/12OC-IIcj-24).
Objectives

● differentiate entertainment speech from other

types of speeches;
● write an entertainment speech; and
● deliver an entertainment speech.
Essential Question

What makes an entertainment speech different from

other types of speeches?
 Warm Up!

Quick Writes

1. For five minutes, you must write a quick description or

memory that you have of your seatmate(s).
2. After the given time,you will present your write-up in class.
3. Share and discuss the reactions you have noticed on your
classmates when you talked about those memories.
 Review

What is your own definition of entertainment?

 Learn about It!

Entertainment Speech

● aims to amuse audience members and put

them in a jovial mood
● its primary focus is to entertain an audience
or create a pleasant or interesting diversion
● may be delivered during casual dinners,
parties, graduations, and weddings
 Learn about It!

Entertainment Speech

● does not need to be funny at all times and

all throughout
● gets the attention of the audience by
speaking of interesting topics that create an
enjoyable experience for them
 Learn about It!

Guidelines in Writing an Entertainment Speech

1. Know your audience.
2. Decide on a topic or theme.
3. Start with an attention-grabber.
4. Use simple language and vivid descriptions.
5. Use humor effectively.
6. Use appropriate nonverbal cues
Learn about It!

Sample Entertainment Speech

 Writing Prompts

Accomplish the following writing prompts by writing a

three minute entertainment speech based on the given
situations. They will be graded based on the rubric
provided.

● You are asked to give a speech about a friend for his/her

18th birthday. Give fun anecdotes that you shared with
your friend.
 Writing Prompts

● Your parents are celebrating their anniversary, and you are

asked to give entertaining anecdotes about them.
● Imagine that you are invited to your male cousin’s wedding,
and you are asked to give a speech for him.
 Writing Prompts

Criteria Beginning Developing Accomplished Score

(0–1 point) (2–3 points) (4–5 points)
Content/ The details are not Some details are The details are
Substance entertaining and entertaining and entertaining and
not well-thought well-thought out. well-thought out.
out.
Organization There is no logical There is a logical There is a logical and
and smooth and smooth smooth transition
transition from one transition from one from idea to another.
idea to another. idea to another Transitional devices
Transitional devices although it can still are effectively used
are either be improved. Some in the speech.
ineffectively used transitional devices
or non-existent. are effectively used
in the speech.
 Writing Prompts

Criteria Beginning Developing Accomplished Score

(0–1 point) (2–3 points) (4–5 points)
Unity Most of the Some sentences and All the sentences and
sentences and paragraphs are paragraphs are
paragraphs are coherent. coherent.
incoherent.
Language There are five or There are three to There are two or
more errors in four errors in fewer errors in
spelling, mechanics, spelling, mechanics, spelling, mechanics,
grammar, and grammar, and grammar, and
language usage. The language usage. The language usage. The
speech is easy to speech is easy to speech is easy to
understand. understand. understand.
Score:
 Values Integration

How can we use humor effectively in our daily

communication?
 Synthesis

1. Choose one of the speeches you wrote from the previous

activity.
2. Deliver your chosen speech for three minutes.
3. Answer the following questions:
a. What have you observed from your classmates’ speeches?
b. What realizations about entertainment speech have you
gathered from this activity?
 Synthesis
Criteria Beginning Developing Accomplished Score
(0–1 point) (2–3 points) (4–5 points)
Vocal delivery Speaker has no vocal Speaker has good vocal Speaker has excellent
expression. He/She expressions. He/She vocal expressions. He/She
speaks in monotone. makes variations of makes appropriate
volume, putch, and rate. variations of volume,
pitch, and rate.
Gestures and Eye Speaker looks at his/her Speaker usually looks at Speaker rarely looks at
Contact notes most of the time. his/her notes. He/She his/her notes. He/She
He/She makes minimal makes eye contact with often makes eye contact
eye contact with the some members of the with all members of the
audience. There are little audience. Some gestures audience. Gestures are
or no gestures during the are appropriate, and appropriate and
speech. timing still needs well-timed.
improvement.
Time Management The speaker performed The speaker performed The speaker performed in
in six minutes or more. in four to five minutes. three minutes.
Score:
 Assignment

1. Watch a video of someone who delivers an

entertainment speech. It may be easier to search for
speeches from particular occasions, instead of simply
searching for “entertainment speech.”
2. Write a 100-word essay on what makes it an effective
entertainment speech.
3. Write/Type it on a short bond paper.