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The document outlines three main types of speeches: informative, persuasive, and entertainment. Informative speeches aim to educate the audience, persuasive speeches seek to influence opinions or actions, and entertainment speeches focus on amusing the audience. Additionally, it discusses the importance of understanding the audience and provides guidelines for writing each type of speech.

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The document outlines three main types of speeches: informative, persuasive, and entertainment. Informative speeches aim to educate the audience, persuasive speeches seek to influence opinions or actions, and entertainment speeches focus on amusing the audience. Additionally, it discusses the importance of understanding the audience and provides guidelines for writing each type of speech.

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TYPES OF SPEECH

• Informative Speech
• Persuasive Speech
• Entertainment Speech
INFORMATIVE SPEECH
• An informative speech is a type of speech where the
speaker provides information or explains a topic to the
audience. The main goal is to educate the listeners about
something they may not know or understand. It can cover
a wide range of topics, from how things work to historical
events or new discoveries. The speaker shares facts and
details to help the audience learn.

Examples:
• Classroom lecture on climate change
• Museum tour guide explaining an exhibit
• Employee training on cybersecurity
PERSUASIVE SPEECH
• A persuasive speech is a type of speech where the
speaker tries to convince the audience to believe in
something or take a certain action. The goal is to change
people's opinions or motivate them to do something. The
speaker uses reasons, facts, and emotional appeals to
influence the audience's thoughts or behavior.

Examples:
• A student campaigning for school president
• A political candidate addressing a rally
• A charity representative asking for donations
ENTERTAINMENT SPEECH
• An entertainment speech is a type of speech meant to
amuse or entertain the audience. The main goal is to
make people enjoy listening, often through humor,
storytelling, or interesting topics. It's not about giving
serious information or convincing people; it's more
about making the audience laugh, have fun, or feel
entertained.

Example:
• A stand-up comedy performance
• A best man’s speech at a wedding
• A motivational speaker at a youth event
Public Speaking
- Public Speaking is the act of speaking in
front of a sizable number of people. This
involves a single speaker and an audience.
The speaker is tasked to deliver a message or
a speech of general interest to the audience
or in keeping with the theme or the purpose
of the event.
Persuasive Speech
-A persuasive speech aims to influence the
audience to accept the speaker’s position or
stand on a issue. Sales pitches, political
campaign talks, business presentations, and
debates are examples of persuasive speech
Kinds of Persuasive
Speech
Convincing Speech
Actuation Speech
Convincing Speech
 This type of persuasive speech is one in
which the speaker attempts to convince the
audience to adopt his or her way of thinking
or to change the way they think about
things.
Actuation Speech
This type of speech is designed to urge
the audience to take a particular action.
When making an actuation speech, the
speaker seeks to persuade the audience
to start doing the action now.
Rhetorical appeals in
Persuasive Speech
• Persuasion is best achieved using rhetorical appeals. In his
book Rhetoric, the Greek philosopher Aristotle classified
three rhetorical appeals or modes of persuasion. These
are the following:
Ethos
This is an appeal to the speaker's credibility or authority as
perceived by the audience. Before a speaker can convince
an audience to accept his or her views, he or she must
appear credible. He or she should sound reliable,
competent, and trustworthy. To build credibility, the
persuasive speaker needs to gain the respect of the
audience and must be able to let the audience see that he
or she is of good character, generally trustworthy, and an
authority to speak on the topic
Pathos
This is an appeal to the audience's emotion. The goal is to
provoke an emotional response from the audience or to let the
audience feel a particular emotion, like love, fear, anger, pity, or
sympathy, in response to what the speaker said. Using words
and visuals that evoke feelings and telling a personal story are
some ways to make an emotional appeal. A speech that is
about animals in animal shelters, for instance, may aim to make
the audience feel sympathy for the animals so that they would
be influenced to adopt a pet from, to donate, or to volunteer at
a shelter.
Logos
This is an appeal to logic or reason. The speaker has to
present a valid argument or claim, which is a statement
that an audience is urged to accept. To develop a logical
argument, a speaker needs to provide proof or strong
evidence in support of that argument. To be successful, the
speaker has to show the audience why his or her argument
is rationally sound. He or she can use analogy or inductive
or deductive reasoning, draw cause-and-effect
relationships, and make inferences.
Guidelines in Writing an Persuasive Speech
1. Determine your goal. The first step in preparing for a persuasive
speech is to know exactly what you want to achieve. Is your goal to
change the audience's particular way of thinking? What do you want
them to do or think about?

2. Know your audience. Know who your listeners are. Consider what
topic will interest your audience and what the audience will gain from
your speech. Also, determine their needs, level of knowledge, and
attitudes. You can ask yourself the following: Are they neutral, or are
they seeking change? Will they most likely oppose or support you?

3. Organize the information. Like any speech, a persuasive speech has


three essential parts: introduction, body, and conclusion. Each part
needs to have a clear topic
ENTERTAINMENT SPEECH
An entertainment speech aims to amuse audience
members and put them in a jovial mood. Although it can
also inform or persuade, its primary focus is to entertain
an audience or create a pleasant or interesting
diversion. You have probably listened to people give an
entertaining talk at various social occasions. These
include casual dinners, parties, graduations, and
weddings.
Guidelines in Writing an
Entertainment Speech
1. Know your audience. As with any type of speech, it is
important to know and assess your audience. Since the
audience members usually gather to have a good time, find
out what interests them. Think about how you can give them
what they came for. Remember that you are there to
entertain the audience, not yourself.
2. Decide on a topic or theme. Choose a significant topic
that is appropriate to the audience and the occasion. Talk
about things familiar to the audience. Although an
entertaining speech is meant to be amusing, it should still
convey an essential point. Use entertaining strategies to
impart a serious message.
3. Start with an attention-grabber. Have an engaging
opening in your introduction. You can open with a joke, an
incident, or a striking fact that is related to your topic.
4. Use simple language and vivid descriptions. Since your
main purpose is to entertain, this is not the time to use
technical or complex words. Use simple words so it will be
easy for the audience to follow your speech. Also, create a
strong image in the minds of the audience members through
vivid descriptions. Use sensory words that appeal to their
senses.
5. Use humor effectively. The ability to make people laugh is
not an easy task. Humor is subjective, so what may be
humorous to you may not be humorous to another or to those
of different cultures. Nonetheless, humor is a great way to
make the audience feel relaxed. You can add a little humor,
but you should make sure that it does not offend or insult
others
6. Use appropriate nonverbal cues. To add flair to your
speech, use appropriate facial expressions (e.g., flashing a
• There are three types of speeches according to purpose:
expository/informative speech, persuasive speech, and
entertainment speech.

• An expository or informative 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.
• There are four types of expository or informative speeches:
descriptive speech, explanation speech, demonstration speech,
and reportorial speech.
• An expository or informative speech should be credible,
accurate, clear, and memorable.
• A persuasive speech aims to influence the audience to accept
the speaker's position or stand on an issue.
• There are two types of persuasive speeches: convincing speech
and actuation speech.
• An entertainment speech aims to amuse audience members
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