Speeches

THE TYPES OF
SPEECHES
ACCORDING TO
PURPOSE
WEEK 8
INFORMATIVE SPEECH
The speech style provides the
audience with information to
have a clear understanding of
objects, people, processes,
concepts, and ideas. The speaker
does this by describing,
demonstrating, giving details,
and defining.
PRESENTATION TITLE 2
FOUR CATEGORIES OF
INFORMATIVE SPEECH
•OBJECT or DESCRIPTIVE
SPEECHES
This informative speech seeks to impart tangible

things knowledge about people, animals, places,
things, or experiences. The speaker provides an
overview of the topic using sensory language that
appeals to the senses to create a vivid and detailed
picture.
•Topics that may be used in descriptive speeches:
•· Places you loved as a child
•· Piece of modern art
•· An eco-tourism destination in your area
PROCESS or DEMONSTRATIVE SPEECHES
This informative speech demonstrates how something

is made, is done, and works. The speaker helps the
audience understand the process so they may be able to
do it themselves where applicable. Visuals of
completed steps are used to support the audience retain
and recall the steps.
Topics that may be used in demonstrative speeches:
· How to use a learning platform
· How to set realistic goals
· Ways to protect your mental health
.
EVENT or EXPLANATORY SPEECHES

This informative speech explains an occurrence or event.
The speaker describes the time, date, location, and
circumstances of these events. The speech focuses on how
and why certain customs, transformations, inventions,
policies, and outcomes might have happened. The
information can be organized chronologically, topically, or
through cause-and-effect. Data and statistics may be
presented in visuals like timelines, graphs, and tables.
Topics that may be used in explanatory speeches:
· The effects of the lockdowns on global trade
· The reality show phenomenon
· The history of autism as a diagnosis
CONCEPT or DEFINITION OF SPEECHES
This informative speech defines concepts, ideas, beliefs,

theories, attitudes, principles, and issues. The definition
may include historical derivation, classification,
synonyms of terms, background, and core attributes of a
concept. Concrete ideas such as explicit examples,
context, and applications make abstract ideas relatable
and tangible to your audience. Concept speeches break
down complex ideas into manageable chunks of
understanding for your audience.
Topics that may be used in definition speeches:
· Big Bang Theory
· Philosophy of Education
· Me Too Movement
FIVE PATTERNS OF
ORGANIZING
INFORMATIVE SPEECHES
1. Chronological order – Information is organized according to time of occurrence, either
from the present back to the past or from the past to the present.
2. Spatial order – Information is organized according to how things fit in location or space.
3. Cause-effect – Information may be organized from a cause or the root to an effect or result.
There may be one cause and several effects or one effect and several causes.
Example: The cause is poverty. The effects are crime, drug addiction, and early marriage.
4. Comparison and contrast – This pattern shows the similarities and differences between the
two main points.
5. Categorical or topical – Information may be presented according to category, family, or
topic. This organization of pieces of information shows the general topic and the sub-topics that
support it.
ENTERTAINING SPEECH
This type of speech aims to share goodwill,

joy, and pleasure with the audience. The
entertainment speech is also called the
speech for a special occasion. The tone of
the speaker is conversational, friendly, and
relaxed. The speaker must know the
audience to entertain them effectively.
Examples of these include roast speeches
and speeches by a special guest during a
graduation
Speech writing checklist (Peterson, 2015)
ü Give a dramatic twist to common issues. Add emotion to your
speech and cite real situations that touch/affect people.
ü Perform dialogues and metaphors. A speech becomes alive and
lively with the injection of conversations. The uses of metaphors
make the speech vivid and colorful, thereby appealing to the
audience.
ü Tell a personal experience and interrelate a humorous anecdote to
the main theme. Nobody can disprove your experience because it is
an actual event that you had undergone. A humorous anecdote also
adds flavor to your speech.
ü Give mocking comments on ordinary things, persons, places,
values, or thoughts. This approach awakes the thinking and reasoning
skills of the audience to see familiar things and give comments.
Balgos and Sipacio (2016) list five steps in writing an entertaining speech:
1. Choose - Choose a light topic that you want to share with your audience. It may be
an anecdote or experience that you feel worth sharing; it may be funny or scary.
2. Enjoy – When you feel relaxed while delivering your entertainment speech, the
audience will also feel good.
3. Simplify – Make the flow of your speech simple and less formal. The audience
should not feel tight while listening.
4. Visualize – Use descriptive, vivid words that appeal to the five senses to make your
audience go with the flow and listen.
5. Surprise – Add twists to your presentation to surprise your audience, thereby
making your speech entertaining.
PERSUASIVE SPEECH
It is a specific type of speech in which the speaker
aims to convince the audience to accept their
perspective. The primary goal is to influence the
thoughts, feelings, actions, and behavior or attitude
of the listeners (Gamble & Gamble, 2012). It seeks
to provide the audience with clear or acceptable
ideas that can influence their opinions and
decisions. This type of speech seeks to change their
perception and convince them that your argument is
important, practical, attainable, or feasible.
CATEGORIES OF
PERSUASIVE SPEECH
1. Preposition of Fact- It is speech that claims something is true or

false. This type requires reliable evidence supported by a study.
2. Preposition of Value- It is speech that proves an idea in terms of

the speaker’s sense of values and wrong or right.
3. Preposition of Policy- It is speech that recommends action or

changes.
FORMS OF APPEAL
( PROOF)
1. Appeal to Reason (Logos)

The argument should appeal to the rational intellect by finding common ground
to thoroughly understand the topics. The speaker presents facts and statistics to
support the argument.
2. Appeal to Emotion (Pathos)
The argument should anticipate the ethical, religious, social, and political beliefs
and the feelings of the audience. The speaker invokes sympathy by making the
audience feel a certain way.
3. Appeal to Character (Ethos)
The argument should appeal to the sense of right and wrong, justice, and fair
play. The credibility of the speaker gives authority to the claims.
.
Qualities of an Effective Persuasive Speech:
1. Having an attention-grabbing introduction

2. Authority to speak (credibility and
competence)
3. Logical presentation
4. Smart pacing
5. Stirring conclusion

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THE TYPES OF

This informative speech seeks to impart tangible

This informative speech demonstrates how something

EVENT or EXPLANATORY SPEECHES

This informative speech defines concepts, ideas, beliefs,

This type of speech aims to share goodwill,

1. Preposition of Fact- It is speech that claims something is true or

2. Preposition of Value- It is speech that proves an idea in terms of

3. Preposition of Policy- It is speech that recommends action or

1. Appeal to Reason (Logos)

1. Having an attention-grabbing introduction

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