Types
This type of speech teaches the audience about a topic.
What is an informative speech?
Looking at your audience instead of your notes is called this.
What is eye contact?
A speaker says: “Over 90% of students at our school agree that phones should be allowed in class.”
What is logos?
A speech written out word-for-word and read.
What is a manuscript speech?
“I have a dream…”
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
This speech tries to convince the audience to think or act a certain way.
What is a persuasive speech?
Using your hands and body to emphasize points is called this.
What is body language?
A speaker shares: “When I was younger, I struggled in school, and that’s why I care so much about helping students now.”
What is pathos?
A speech prepared ahead of time but delivered with notes, not fully read.
What is an extemporaneous speech?
“Four score and seven years ago…”
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
A speech that shows how to do something step-by-step.
What is a demonstrative speech?
Speaking too fast or too slow affects this element of delivery.
What is pacing?
A speaker says: “As a doctor with 20 years of experience, I can tell you this method works.”
What is ethos?
Understanding your listeners before speaking is called this.
What is Audience Demographic?
This speech, delivered after the attack on Pearl Harbor, led the U.S. to enter World War II.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This type of speech is meant mainly to entertain or amuse.
What is an entertaining speech?
Changes in pitch, tone, and loudness are part of this.
What is vocal variety?
A commercial shows a sad puppy looking for a home while soft music plays.
What is pathos?
Charts, images, or slides used to support a speech are called this.
What are visual aids?
In this speech, a young woman spoke at the United Nations about girls’ right to education after surviving an attack for going to school.
Who is Malala
This type of speech is delivered with little to no preparation.
What is an impromptu speech?
This technique involves pausing to let important points sink in.
What is a strategic pause?
A speaker includes charts, statistics, and research studies to prove their point that school start times should be later.
What is logos?
This term refers to nervousness or fear before speaking.
What is stage fright (or speech anxiety)?
“We shall fight on the beaches…”
Who is Winston Churchill?