The document discusses characteristics of a good speech and delivering speeches. It provides tips on different types of speech delivery, including impromptu, from a manuscript, from memory, and extemporaneous speaking. It also discusses how to control nervousness when giving a speech. Key aspects of a good speech include being attentive to the audience, having conversation quality, being direct, and having immediacy. Visual aids that can support a speech include chalkboards, posters, models, tables/graphs, computer graphics, and projected materials.