Types of Speeches According to Purpose Flashcards
• the act of speaking in front of a sizable number of people
• involves a single speaker and an audience
• speaker is tasked to deliver a message or a speech of general
interest
Public Speaking
- according to purpose
- according to delivery
Classifications of Speeches
Three Basic
Types:
Types:
1. Expository/Informative Speech
2. Persuasive Speech
3. Entertainment Speech
• provides the audience with information regarding a topic or to
expand their knowledge about a topic that they are already
familiar with
• may be a description speech, an explanation speech, a
demonstration speech, or a reportorial speech
Expository/Informative Speech
• aims to influence the audience to accept the speaker’s position or
stand on an issue
• may be convincing speeches or actuation speeches
Persuasive Speech
aims to amuse audience members and put them in a jovial mood
Entertainment Speech
aims to provide the audience with information about a topic or to
expand their knowledge about a topic with which they are already
familiar
Expository/Informative
Speech
Types of Informative
Speeches
Descriptive Speech
Explanation Speech
Demonstration Speech
Reportorial Speech
provides a vivid picture of a person, a place, or an object
provides an image of the subject in the audience’s minds through
sensory details such as sight, sound, smell, touch, and taste
Descriptive Speech
explains or defines a concept, term, or an abstract topic
provides facts, etymology of words or concepts, classification,
examples, and others relevant details.
Explanation Speech
presents information about how to do something or how
something is done
gives the audience detailed information of a certain process
Demonstration Speech
describes or explains an event or an issue that is interesting,
significant, or unusual
helps explain to the audience what happened, why it happened,
and what resulted from the event.
promotes understanding by presenting the reasons for why an
issue exists and what its implications and effects are.
Reportorial Speech
Characteristics of Informative Speech:
Credible
Accurate
Clear
Memorable
aims to influence the audience to accept the speaker’s position or
stand on an issue
Persuasive Speech
Kinds of Persuasive
Speech
Convincing Speech
Actuation Speech
the speaker attempts to convince the audience to adopt his or her
way of thinking or to change the way they think about things
Convincing Speech
designed to urge the audience to take a particular action
the speaker seeks to persuade the audience to start doing the
action now
Actuation Speech
Rhetorical Appeals in Persuasive
Speech
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
appeal to the speaker’s credibility or authority as perceived by the
audience
Ethos
appeal to the audience’s emotion
Pathos
appeal to logic or reason
Logos
Determine your goal.
Know your audience.
Organize the information.
Provide strong evidence.
Guidelines in Persuasive
Writing
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
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
Entertainment
Speech
Entertainment
Speech
Know your audience.
Decide on a topic or theme.
Start with an attention-grabber.
Use simple language and vivid descriptions.
Use humor effectively.
Use appropriate nonverbal cues
Guidelines in Writing Entertainment
Speech
