Type of Speeches

Basic Types of Speeches

ELC 590 - English for Oral Presentation


There are four basic types of speeches and they are usually use to inform, instruct, entertain and persuade.

You may have several purposes in mind when giving your presentation.


Know your audience and do your homework. Be prepared and don’t get caught off-guard.


A good speaker delivers a speech that connects with the audience.


It allows listeners to make a connection between the speech and their everyday lives.


Or else...


However, the principle purpose of a speech will generally fall into one of four basic types:


Informative – This speech serves to provide interesting and useful information to your audience.


Demonstrative Speeches – This has many similarities with an informative speech. A demonstrative speech also teaches you something.


Persuasive – A persuasive speech works to convince people to change in some way: they think, the way they do something, or to start doing something that they are not currently doing.


Entertaining – The after-dinner speech is a typical example of an entertaining speech. The speaker provides pleasure and enjoyment that make the audience laugh or identify with anecdotal information.



So are you ready to take the stage?

Thank You.

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