1. The Different Types
of Speeches
By: Barsallo Zahid

2. Index
• Introduction.
• Types of Speaches
• The Informative Speech
 Concept
 Different Topics
 Speech About Objects
 Speech About Events
 Speech About Concepts
 Speech About Processes
• The Persuasive Speech.
 Concept
 Types of Persuasive Speeches
 Questions of Fact
 Questions of Policy
 Questions of Value
• Speeches for Special Occasions

3. Introduction
• The three main types of speeches are the
informative, the persuasive, and the special
occasion. Before deciding which best suits their
purposes, however, speakers should first
establish their objective in delivering the speech.

4. The Informative Speech
As the word “informative” implies, an informative
speech “informs” those in attendance by providing
them with information.

5. Different Topics
• Speeches About Objects
Objects are things that are tangible
and, thus, recognized through
sight, hearing, taste, or touch; so speeches about
objects include those about
people, places, animals, structures, etc.

6. Speeches About Events
• Events are happenings or occurrences, both past
and present, so possible speech topics.

7. Speeches About Concepts
• Concepts are ideas, philosophies, hypotheses, and
arguments, etc, so informative speeches might
address topics such as these:
The Big Bang
Theory Karl Marx’s concept of socialism.

8. Speech About Processes
• A process is how something is made, how
something is done, or how something works;
therefore, possible topics include these:
How pearls develop in oysters.
How to administer the Heimlich maneuver.

9. The Persuasive Speech
• A persuasive speech usually challenges an
audience’s beliefs and/or tries to move those in
attendance to change existing viewpoints or at
least recognize the validity of opposing
viewpoints.

10. Types of Persuaive Speech
• Questions of Fact
 Will the stock market rally in 2010?Did Lee
Harvey Oswald act alone in assassinating
President John F. Kennedy?

11. Questions of Policy
• Should pro-athletes have mandatory tests for
performance-enhancing drugs?
• Are smokers being unfairly singled out for
higher taxation?

12. Questions of Value
• Do people have the right to choose to die with
dignity?
• Should dogfights be legalized?

13. Speech for Special Occasions
• There are myriad special occasions in life, for
example, birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, wedding
s, bar mitzvahs etc.
However, whatever the occasions, chances are that
someone will be asked to deliver a speech, which could
be anything from a toast to a couple who have been
married for 50 years to the eulogy for a departed loved
one.

14. Important Points to Keep in Mind.
• The speech must fit the occasion.
• The speech must meet the allotted time.
• Intended remarks must be accurate.