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Types of Speeches

Types of Speeches. Communications 1020 Instructor: Dave Gagon. Types of Speeches. Informative Persuasive Special occasion. Informative Speech. Provides: New information New insights New ways of thinking about a topic It ’ s Goal: Increase understanding or awareness

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Types of Speeches

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  1. Types of Speeches Communications 1020 Instructor: Dave Gagon

  2. Types of Speeches • Informative • Persuasive • Special occasion

  3. Informative Speech • Provides: • New information • New insights • New ways of thinking about a topic • It’s Goal: • Increase understanding or awareness • Can be about objects, people, events, processes, concepts, issues

  4. SAMPLE INFORMATIVE SPEECH TOPICS • Hydrogen-powered Cars • Staying Healthy on a Vegetarian Diet • WikiWikiWikiWebs – Taking Interactive to a New Level • SuperSlow Exercise • Top Ten Conspiracy Theories • Advances in Breast Cancer Treatments

  5. Persuasive Speech • Intended to influence: • Attitudes • Beliefs • Values • Acts of others • Speech represents two viewpoints • Try to sway audience to your side through ethical means

  6. SAMPLE PERSUASIVE SPEECH TOPICS • Become an Organ Donor • Adopt a Foster Child • Take Calcium Supplements for Health • The NBA Draft Needs Fixing • Procrastination Hurts • Spay or Neuter Your Pets • Treat the Disabled with Dignity, Respect and Fairness

  7. Special Occasion Speech • Prepared for a specific occasion and for a purpose dictated by that occasion. • Can be either informative or persuasive – often a mix of both • Main function is to entertain, celebrate, commemorate, inspire, or set a social agenda

  8. CHECKLIST: Identifying Speech Types • Is your goal in speaking primarily to increase the audience’s knowledge of a topic or to share your point of view? (Your speech is informative in nature.) • Is it primarily to effect some degree of change in the way your listeners view things? (Your speech is persuasive in nature.) • Is it primarily to entertain, celebrate, commemorate, inspire or set a social agenda? (Your speech is a special occasion speech.)

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