The process of creating, reinforcing, or changing people’s beliefs or actions.
What is persuasion?
100
A question about whether a specific course of action should or should not be taken.
What is a question of policy?
100
The second basic issue in analyzing a question of policy: If there is a problem with current policy, does the speaker have a solution to the problem?
What is a plan?
100
This speech is used to convey knowledge and understanding.
What is informational speech?
100
This type of informative speech, is used to explain how something is made, done, or works.
What is Processes?
200
The mental give-and-take between speaker and listener during a persuasive speech
What is mental dialogue with the audience?
200
A persuasive speech in which the speaker’s goal is to convince the audience that a given policy is desirable without encouraging the audience to take action in support of the policy.
What is a speech to gain passive agreement?
200
The third basic issue in analyzing a question of policy: Will the speaker’s plan solve the problem? Will it create new and more serious problems?
What is practicality?
200
A statement that depicts a person, event, idea, or the like with clarity and vividness.
What is description?
200
When recounting history, this type of informative speech uses chronological order. It uses topical order if discussing origins, implications, benefits, or future developments.
What is Events?
300
The portion of the whole audience that the speaker most wants to persuade.
What is target audience?
300
A persuasive speech in which the speaker’s goal is to convince the audience to take action in support of a given policy.
What is a speech to gain immediate action?
300
A method of organizing persuasive speeches in which the first main point deals with the existence of a problem and the second main point presents a solution to the problem.
What is problem-solution order?
300
A statement of the similarities among two or more people, events, ideas, etc.
What is comparison?
300
This abstract type of informative speech is usually organized in topical order, and includes: beliefs, theories, ideas, and principles.
What is Concepts?
400
A question about the truth or falsity of an assertion.
What is a question of fact?
400
The first basic issue in analyzing a question of policy: Is there a serious problem or need that requires a change from current policy?
What is is need?
400
A method of organizing persuasive speeches in which the first main point identifies a problem, the second main point analyzes the causes of the problem, and the third main point presents a solution to the problem.
What is problem-cause-solution order?
400
A statement of the difference among two or more people, events, ideas, etc.
What is contrast?
400
Places, structures, animals, and people are often found in this type of informative speech, which may use chronological, topical, or spatial order.
What is Objects?
500
A question about the worth, rightness, morality, and so forth of an idea or action
What is a question of value?
500
The obligation facing a persuasive speaker to prove that a change from current policy is necessary.
What is burden of proof?
500
A method of organizing persuasive speeches in which each main point explains why a speaker’s solution to a problem is preferable to other proposed solutions.
What is comparative advantages order?
500
To present one’s ideas in human terms that relate in some fashion to the experience of the audience.
What is personalize?
500
There are this many different types of Informative speeches.