HOW TO PREPARE AND

DELIVER A SPEECH
EFFECTIVELY
DMMMSU-SLUC
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Languages Department
June, 2017

Loreto B. Waguey
Lecturer
TYPES OF SPEECHES
I. According to Purpose
Basic Types of Speeches
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demonstration of how to do the thing you’re teaching.
3. Persuasive – A persuasive speech works to convince people
to change in some way: what they think, the way they do
something, or totostart
• How doing
open something
a twitter that they are not
account
currently doing.
• How to bake a cake
4. Occasional/Entertaining
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speech provides pleasure
and enjoyment
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laugh or identify with
anecdotal information.
 Other Examples
 After Dinner Speech - A speech to entertain that makes a
thoughtful point about its subject in a lighthearted manner.
 Speeches of introduction: Introduces main speaker to
audience
Gives
Speech
••Speeches a gift,
of praiseaward, or- recognition.
celebration
 of • Be brief Speech of praise or
commemoration
In a competition,
Eulogies,
•celebration. acknowledge
EDSA, testimonials,
• Be accurate

competitors.
Speeches of acceptance -etc.
Speech giving thanks for a gift,
Create
•award, etc. a sense of anticipation
  Similar
Speeches Explain
• presentation
of the award.
to informative speech
II. According to Delivery

1. Impromptu Speeches - Impromptu speaking is the

presentation of a short message without advance
preparation.
• Self-introductions
2. Extemporaneous inspeech
Speeches - This group involves
the speaker's use ofsettings
notes and some embellishment
“Hi,
to deliver
e.g. my name is Samuel, and
a speech.
3. Manuscript Speeches - the speaker reads every
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word from a pre-written speech.
for the BBL scholarship program
4. Speaking From Memory - Memorized speaking is .”
the rote recitation of a written message that the
speaker has committed to memory.
IV. WRITING YOUR SPEECH

ENGLISH CLASS

Teacher: Bobby, join these two sentences

together. I was cycling to school. I saw a dead
body.

Bobby: (thinking for a while) I saw a dead body

cycling to school.
IV. WRITING YOUR SPEECH
A. The process of outlining a speech is broken down
into 4 essential steps

1. Preparation
 WHAT
 decide on your topic; know your purpose
 the main points ranked in order of importance with
supporting research
 WHO
 consider the audience and refine your topic to suit
them
 HOW
 long it needs to be (eg. 3 minutes, 5 minutes...)
HOW TO WRITE THE SPEECH INTRODUCTION

Tonight, I am graduation, I invitation you

all to eat our house because I know
someday I will eat your house too. I will die
five chickens, three girls and two boys to
eat you all and I will ask my father to cook
my mother…. Thank you
2. Introduction
 What makes a great opening?
 opening greeting and specific hook (attention getter)

Question
e.g. “How many people here have a hard time
balancing work, family and personal time?”

Startling/Surprising Statement or fact

e.g. - “ One out of ten people we meet everyday
have no heads.”
- Children do not trust us anymore.
Statistics
 Based on the report made by the National Safety
Council, there are about 1,600,000 accidents per
year caused by texting while driving. Texting
while driving is about six times more likely to
cause an accident than driving intoxicated.

 A recent study states that your genes get either

get healthy or unhealthy, depending on what
triggers you to enjoy pleasure. Such a study has
never been conducted before and people are
surprised to see the results.
(http://www.mindblowing-facts.org)
Current Event
 “You might have heard the news about the
military take over that happened in Turkey a
few days ago…”

Your Own Story

 “Two weeks ago, I was going to my office
when I met two strange men…”
Humorous one-liner
 The problem with trouble shooting is that
trouble shoots back.
 Talk is cheap. Until you hire a lawyer.
 I’ll try not to talk too long. They say it’s best
to leave your audience before your audience
leaves you.
 I hope you will enjoy my speech and if you do
not, I hope you will have a good nap.
 Each of us here has a job to do. My job is to
talk and yours is to listen. The challenge is
for me to finish my job before you have
finished yours.

 I won’t speak for long on account of my

throat. (clears throat) At my last engagement
I talked too long, and someone threatened to
cut it.
 Defining your thesis statement
 one-sentence statement that tells your audience what
the entire speech is about

 For many of you here, time management can

be a major struggle, but it doesn’t have to
be.”
3. Body
 Use transition or link between introduction and body
 Support main ideas with examples and details (research
findings, story, current events, facts etc.)
 Tie your points with transitions (first, second or finally)
 Include Visual Aid
 Object, flip chart, a power point presentation, overhead
projector, slides or any dry erase board.
 Whatever visual you are using, make sure everyone
can see it.
 Don’t allow the visual to become a silent
demonstration. Keep talking as you show the visual
 Maintain Eye contact
 Look at the audience as you speak.
 Small audience - look at each person in a short period
of time.
 Large audience - look at your audience in small
“clumps” and move from one “clump” to another.

One way to insure good eye contact is to look at your audience

before you start to speak. Go to the lectern and pause, smile,
look at the audience and speak.
4. Conclusion
 summarize your main points (quotation, question, forceful
and emphatic statement, call to action)

Rehearsing your speech

Don't be tempted to skip this step.
The "not-so-secret" secret of successful speeches
combines good writing with practice, practice and then
practicing some more.
QUOTES
1. “A good speech should be like a woman's
skirt; long enough to cover the subject and
short enough to create interest.” 
― Winston S. Churchill -

2. “Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.”

Jimi Hendrix
3. “To speak and to speak well are two things. A
fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.”
– Ben Jonson
4. “My job is to talk; your job is to listen. If you
finish first, please let me know.”
– Harry Herschfield –

5. “Speech is a mirror of the soul. As a man

speaks, so is he.” – Publilius Syrus-

THANK YOU!!!
ACTIVITY 1
1. Directions: Read sample speeches then
complete the information below.
Speech 1 Speech 2
1.Purpose
2. Occasion
3.Hook
4.Topic
5. Theme
6. Conclusion
Speech 1
1. Purpose -Persuasive
2. Occasion Recognition Rites
Quotation- “Today’s success will
3. Hook be in vain without tomorrow.”
4.Topic -What is your legacy as graduates?
-How do you like to be
remembered?
5.Theme -Graduation is leaving a legacy that
is worth remembering.
-Words to Live By-Three steps to
6.Conclusion success: “Start-are, use-have, do-
can.”
Speech 2
1. Purpose - Persuasive
2. Occasion - Graduation Rites
-Quote (Tracy Morgan- People live
3. Hook too much on…No time for
communication.)
4. Topic -Communication Skills Enhancement
5. Theme -The only way to learn the skill is to
use it.
-Analogy-Learning the skill is like
6.Conclusion riding a bicycle or typing. You learn
by using it.
ACTIVITY 2
1. Directions: Listen to sample speeches then
complete the information below.
Speech 1 Speech 2 Speech 3 Speech 4

1.Purpose
2.Delivery
3. Occasion
4.Hook
5.Topic
6. Theme
7.Conclusion
Speech 1
1. Purpose -speech of praise/commemoration
2. Delivery -manuscript
3. Hook -personal experience
4.Occasion -Commemoration
5.Topic -Physical Disability
Physical disability is not a hindrance
6.Theme to a happy life.
-Quotation- Physical disability has
6.Conclusion no way to diminish one’s spirit or
inner beauty.
Speech 2
1. Purpose -Demonstrative
2. Delivery -impromptu
-Question- Who has time or money
3. Hook to create beautiful packaging every
single time?
4.Occasion -mother’s day etc.
5.Topic -Packaging a present
An affordable/lovely gift package
6.Theme could be prepared in a very short time.
6.Conclusion -Call to action- I hope you can
make one at home.
Speech 3
1. Purpose -Persuasive
2. Delivery -Manuscript
-Startling Statement- We have raised the
3. Hook money to come here ourselves. We have
travelled 5T miles to tell you adults, you
must change your ways.
4.Occasion -Conference
5.Topic -Saving the environment, the world
& the future generations
-Adults are responsible for the
6.Theme environment, the world & the future
generations.
-Call to action-Make your actions reflect
7.Conclusion your words.
Speech 4
1. Purpose -Informative/Testimonial
2. Delivery -Manuscript
-Startling Statement/Fact- North Korea
3. Hook is an unimaginable country….
4.Occasion -Conference???
5.Topic -Freedom
-Many people in North Korea long for
6.Theme freedom.
-Call to action- I thought only the stars
7.Conclusion were with me. I thought nobody cared but
you have listened to my story. You have
cared.
WORKSHOP
1. Write your speech.
2. Deliver your speech.
3. Write a speech of introduction (Introduce your
partner before he/she delivers her/his speech.)
CONTENT    
Introduction  
 Did the speaker use a “hook” effectively? 5
 Did the speaker state his/her main idea/theme clearly? 5
Body    
 Did the speaker use enough supporting details? 5
Conclusion    
 Did the speaker reinforce his/her point effectively? 5
ARTICULATION    
 Did the speaker pronounce words clearly and correctly? 10
 Was his/her voice audible? Did the speaker vary his/her tone 5
depending on his/her message?
GESTURES    
 Did the speaker use appropriate gestures to express his/her point? 10
VISUALS & COSTUME    
 Did the speaker use visuals effectively? (2) 5
 Did the speaker use appropriate costume? (3)
TOTAL 50