There are three main types of speeches: informative speeches which provide information to educate an audience, persuasive speeches which aim to change beliefs or viewpoints, and speeches for special occasions like weddings or awards ceremonies. Informative speeches can be about objects, events, concepts, or processes. Persuasive speeches can address questions of fact, value, or policy. Special occasion speeches must fit the mood and time constraints of the event while ensuring factual accuracy.

1. THE DIFFERENT TYPES
OF SPEECHES

2. THERE ARE THREE MAIN
TYPES OF SPEECHES
 Informative
 Persuasive
 special occasion

3. THE INFORMATIVE SPEECH
 As the word “informative” implies, an
informative speech “informs” those
in attendance by providing them with
information.

4. THIS CUOULD BE
 Speeches About Objects
 Speeches About Events
 Speeches About Concepts
 Speeches About
Processes

5. SPEECHES ABOUT
EVENTS
 Events are happenings or occurrences, both past
and present, so possible speech topics include the
following:
 The origins of the holiday known as Halloween
 What led to the Salem Witch Trials
 The Primary Causes of World War II

6. 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

7. SPEECHES ABOUT
CONCEPTS
 Concepts are ideas,
philosophies, hypotheses, and
arguments.

8. SPEECHES ABOUT
PROCESSES
 A process is how something is
made, how something is done,
or how something works

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 PERSUASIVE
SPEECHES
 There are three main types of
persuasive speeches
 Questions of fact
 Questions of value
 Questions of policy

11. SPEECHES FOR SPECIAL
OCCASIONS
 There are myriad special occasions in
life, for example, birthdays,
anniversaries, graduations, weddings,
bar mitzvahs, christenings, award
presentations, retirement dinners, and
funerals.

12. THERE ARE SEVERAL IMPORTANT
POINTS TO KEEP IN MIND:
 The speech must fit the occasion. If
the occasion is formal, for example,
the speech should be as well; but if
the occasion is casual, the speech
should reflect a similar mood.
 The speech must meet the allotted
time. Speakers should be neither too
brief nor too longwinded.
 Intended remarks must be accurate.
For example, if someone is
presenting an award and intends to
begin with interesting facts about the
recipient, these facts must be correct.