This document discusses the three main types of speeches: informative speeches, persuasive speeches, and speeches for special occasions. [Informative speeches aim to inform an audience by providing information on objects, events, concepts, or processes. Persuasive speeches try to change the audience's beliefs or views and can address questions of fact, policy, or values. Speeches for special occasions must be tailored to the specific occasion in terms of tone, length, and accuracy.]

1. Types of speech
BY: ANAYKA MITRE

2. introduction
 There are numerous types of speech and giving any speech can be
terrifying but we don’t have to think thus.
 Every speech needs a purpose and this purpose is not always the
same as the title of your speech.
 The purpose of your speech you can start to write it. Every
speech needs an introduction, a middle and an end.

3. The three main types of speech
 The three main types of speeches are the informative, the
persuasive, and the special occasion.

4. The Informative Speech
 “Informs” those in attendance by providing them with
information.
 The topic may be an object, an event, a concept, or a process.

5. Speeches About Objects
 Objects are things that are tangible and, thus, recognized
through sight, hearing, taste, or touch.
 Speeches about objects include those about people, places,
animals, structures.

6. Speeches About Events
 Events are happenings or occurrences, both past and present.
Examples
 The origins of the holiday known as Halloween.
 The Primary Causes of World War II

7. Speeches about concepts
 Focus on beliefs, ideas, and theories.
Examples:
 The Big Bang Theory
 Karl Marx’s concept of socialism

8. Speeches About Processes
 Refer to how something is made, how something is done, or
how something works.
Example:
 How to organize a plot for a novel.

9. The Persuasive Speech
 Usually challenge an audience´s beliefs. Persuasive speech are
the most difficult to deliver because you have to be clear in what
topic do you choose in order to convince the audience.

10. Types of Persuasive Speeches
 There are three main types of persuasive speeches:
questions of fact, questions of value, and questions of policy.

11. Questions of Fact
 Must be answered by reference to facts and evidence.
Example:
 Will the stock market rally in 2010?

12. Questions of Policy
 Explain what we would do. The key of this questios is the
word “should”.
Example:
 Should pro-athletes have mandatory tests for performance-
enhancing drugs?

13. Questions of Value
 Address the relative merit goodness or badness of a thing.
Example:
 Do people have the right to choose to die with dignity?

14. Speeches for Special Occasions
 There are several important points to keep in mind:
 The speech must fit the occasion. If the occasion is formal; the speech
should be as well; but if the occasion is casual, the speech should
reflect a similar mood.
 The speech must meet the allotted time. Speakers should be neither
too brief nor too longwinded.
 Intended remarks must be accurate. If someone is presenting an
award and intends to begin with interesting facts about the
recipient, these facts must be correct.

15. conclusion
 Given their visual nature, most informative speeches are more successful if
the speaker users visual aids such as Power Point presentations, flip charts,
graphs, models, etc
When preparing a persuasive speech, speakers must accept that at least
some listeners are going to disagree, perhaps adamantly so, with their
viewpoint, which is why speakers should attempt to anticipate objections
and counterarguments and address them during the course of the speech.