Types of Speeches. Bryon Japhet V. Alimagno G115 - ICT01

1. TYPES OF SPEECHES
BY: BRYON JAPHET V. ALIMAGNO

2. THE THREE MAIN TYPES OF SPEECHES
• 1. Informative Speech
• 2. Persuasive Speech
• 3. Special Occasion

3. INFORMATIVE SPEECH
• Informative speaking generally centers on talking about people, events, processes, places, or
things. Informing an audience about one of these subjects without being persuasive is often a
difficult task to complete.
• For example, a speech informing an audience about growing peace lilies as houseplants
might ultimately persuade the audience to buy and grow peace lilies. All speech has an effect
that might enable individuals to self-persuade themselves. The line walked during an
informative speech, as opposed to a persuasive speech, is to not make persuasion an explicit
and obvious goal. An informative speech on peace lilies might cover both the advantages and
disadvantages of these houseplants; a persuasive speech would take a firm position on the
virtues of peace lilies.

5. PERSUASIVE SPEECH
• Persuasive speaking is the type of speaking that most people engage in the most. This type of speech
can involve everything from arguing about politics to talking about what to eat for dinner. Persuasive
speaking is very connected to the audience, as the speaker must, in a sense, meet the audience
halfway. Persuasion, obviously, is not entirely controlled by the speaker--persuasion occurs when an
audience assents to what a speaker says. Consequently, persuasive speaking requires extra attention to
audience analysis.
• Traditionally, persuasion involves ethos (credibility), logos (logic), and pathos (emotion). By performing
these three elements competently, a speaker can enhance their persuasive power.

7. SPECIAL OCCASION
• A Special Occasion (or ceremonial, commemorative, or epideictic) speech should pay tribute or praise a
person, an institution, an event, idea, or place.
• Commemorative speeches are sometimes known as "ceremonial" or "epideictic" speeches. At the most
basic level, commemorative speeches pay tribute or praise a person, an institution, an event, idea, or
place. Their focus is on VALUES. All societies hold certain values central to human existence: beauty,
loyalty, wisdom, kindness, tradition, success, innocence, experience, and courage, for example. The
commemorative speech will celebrate these values. Types of commemorative speeches include the
eulogy, the speech of nomination, the speech of goodwill, the wedding toast, and the award acceptance
speech.
• Please note that the commemorative speech is not just informative. Thus, a speaker would not just give
a biography of Ghandi, but rather would celebrate who he was, why he was worthy of praise, and
encourage the audience to celebrate those values.

8. FR. AREVALO GIVES THE FIRST LECTURE OF THE HORACIO V. DE LA COSTA COMMEMORATIVE

9. THE END!