Speeches
A speech to educate the audience.
What is an informative speech?
Using emotional appeals
What is a technique used in persuasive speeches?
To entertain the audience
What is the main purpose of an entertaining speech?
An exaggeration to emphasise a point
What is hyperbole, and why would you use it?
This strategy connects with the audience by sharing personal stories or experiences.
What is storytelling?
Personal stories
What is an anecdote?
To persuade the audience.
What is the main goal for a persuasive speech?
Humour or story telling
What are techniques that can make an entertaining speech successful?
The repetition of initial consonant sounds in a series of words. It creates a rhythmic, musical quality that makes phrases more memorable.
What is Repetition?
This non-verbal communication technique involves using hand gestures to emphasise points.
What is body language?
Clear purpose, organised structure, and supporting details
What are the key components of an informative speech?
To include the audience.
What is inclusive language?
A funny personal story, humorous reference.
What is an example of a technique used in an entertainment speech?
An appeal to emotions. Pathos is used to evoke feelings from the audience such as sympathy, fear, happiness, or inspiration. Usually, a personal experience or anecdote.
Pathos
This refers to the speaker's ability to adjust their volume, pitch, and pace while speaking.
What is vocal variety?
This technique involves asking a question to make the audience think, but not expecting a direct answer.
What is a rhetorical question?
This part of a speech grabs the audience's attention and introduces the main topic.
What is the hook?
A speech given in honour of someone who has died.
What is a Eulogy?
An appeal to logic or reason. Logos uses facts, statistics, or logical reasoning to convince the audience. Practical examples
What is logos?
This is the term for maintaining eye contact to keep the audience engaged.
What is eye contact?
This speech component should leave a lasting impression and summarize key points
What is the conclusion?
This is the tone used to convey a confident and passionate message to persuade the audience
What is a persuasive tone?
A speech given at a wedding by someone in the wedding party.
What is a best man speech?
An analogy is a comparison between two things to show their similarities. It helps explain complex ideas by relating them to more familiar concepts.
What is an analogy?
This action allows the speaker to pause for effect and gives the audience time to absorb information.
What is a dramatic pause?
This speech aims to inspire or motivate the audience to take action.
What is a persuasive speech?
This topic is often chosen for a motivational speech, encouraging people to overcome obstacles.
What is a speech on perseverance?
This technique involves directly addressing members of the audience to make them feel involved in the speech.
What is audience interaction?
This type of humor involves making a clever or sharp comment that makes the audience think and laugh.
What is wit?
This term refers to practicing your speech multiple times before delivering it in front of an audience.
What is rehearsal/practice?
This speech style is often given without preparation, requiring the speaker to think on their feet.
What is an impromptu speech?
This technique repeats the same idea using different words or examples to reinforce the message.
What is restatement?
This term refers to the speaker's ability to adapt their tone and content to match the audience's mood and reactions
What is adaptability or audience awareness?
This refers to the use of vivid, descriptive language to paint pictures in the minds of the audience.
What is imagery?
This is the first step in preparing a speech, involving gathering facts and deciding on the main points.
What is research?
This is a common topic for special occasion speeches given at weddings.
What is a toast?
This technique involves the speaker asking the audience to imagine a future where the problem being discussed is solved.
What is visualisation?
This refers to a funny or unexpected twist at the end of a story or joke within a speech.
What is a punchline?
This involves using comparisons like metaphors or similes to make the speech more relatable and entertaining.
What is figurative language?
This is a dramatic way to end an entertaining speech, often leaving the audience with a final thought or call to action.
What is a strong conclusion or closing statement?