Types of Speech/Speech Delivery

• Impromptu is giving a message on the spur of the moment
• Extemporaneous is smooth and dynamic, incorporating research, knowledge, and opinions
• Manuscript uses resources to write the speech
• Memorized is giving a speech without notes
• Introduction Introduces the main speaker at an event. Inspires the audience to listen to that specific speaker
• Presentation involves speaking to an audience with the intent to inform, demonstrate, explain, or persuade
• Acceptance Speech is delivered upon immediate receipt of an award
• Speeches of Dedication highlight the importance of a project and possibly those to whom the project has been dedicated
• Eulogies are speeches given in honor of someone who has died
• Farewell Speech allows someone to say goodbye to one part of his/her life
• To Ensure Goodwill speeches are given to get audience members to view the person or organization more favorably
• For Public Relations involves speaking to enhance one’s own image or the image of his/her organization
• Justification speeches are given to defend why certain actions were taken or will be taken
• Apology is the final speech of goodwill, where someone known is doing something reprehensible and gets caught
• For Commencements is celebratory, marking an important milestone in graduates’ lives
• Birthday Speech is written to extend congratulations at reaching a special milestone
• Keynote Address is designed to present issues of primary interest to an assembly and often to arouse unity and enthusiasm
• Commemorative Speech and Tribute pay special accolades to an occasion, extraordinary person, event, idea, or monument
• After-Dinner Speech is a special occasion speech that aims to entertain and inform the audience about one or more particular issues
• • Components of introduction: brief background of the speaker, introduce the speaker’s topic, invitation from the audience to welcome the speaker
• Components of Apology: be honest and take responsibility, say you’re sorry, offer restitution
• Public Speaking it is delivering a speech in front of a large audience