speaking to the point is a skill that any speaker should develop. For any speech there are general purposes. Speaking to inform, entertain, persuade and inspire are the typical general purposes. Once the purpose of the speech has been identified, then the speaker should emphasis on what the audience needs to remember at the end of the speech. This is known as the specific purpose of the speech.

1. GET TO THE POINT
MAHESH AMARASIRI, ACS

2. GENERAL PURPOSE
Any speech may have one or more of following four
purposes
1. To Inform
2. To Persuade
3. To Entertain
4. To Inspire

3. SPECIFIC PURPOSE
• Can you write down your speech in the form of a text
message?
• What would I want the audience to do after listening to my
speech?
• WIIFM

4. EXAMPLE : FROM GENERAL
PURPOSE TO SPECIFIC PURPOSE
General Purpose
“Informative speech on house
construction”
Specific Purpose
“After listening to my speech the audience
will be able to know the basic building
regulations in place”

5. EXAMPLE : BE REALISTIC WITH
THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE
General Purpose
“Informative speech on repairing a bicycle”
Specific Purpose
“After listening to my speech the audience will be able to
repair a bicycle by their own”
Or
“After listening to my speech the audience will be able to
perform basic maintenance task that will improve the safety
of the rider”

6. THANK YOU