Parts of Speech

• Speech writing is the art of conveying a message to the audience through words. It isn't much different than essay writing.
•  It follows the full format of an essay – from the Introduction, the Body (contents) and the Conclusion
• Informative – provides useful and interesting information about a particular topic such as an unknown idea or subject.
• Persuasive – is used to persuade the audience with a particular idea or thought, in the hope to convince the audience to agree with the speaker’s perspective.
• Entertainment or Special Occasion Speeches – are delivered on some specific occasions, or events.
• Informative Speech – provides the audience with a clear understanding of the concept or idea presented by the speaker.
• Persuasive Speech – provides the audience with well-argued ideas that can influence their own beliefs and decisions.
• Entertainment Speech – provides the audience with amusement.
• AUDIENCE ANALYSIS means looking into the profile of your target audience.
• Demography – This refers to statistical characteristics of your listeners - age; gender ratio; educational background; nationality; economic status; religious orientation; academic or corporate designations
• Situation – occasion or event; venue; time; size – knowledge about the expectations of the occasion or event is very essential.
• Psychology – values, beliefs, attitudes, preferences, cultural ideologies and even knowledge about your topic
• The PURPOSE for writing and delivering the speech can be classified into three – to inform, to entertain, or to persuade.
• Your SPECIFIC PURPOSE is a statement or goal for your audience. It is the outcome of your speech.
• The TOPIC is your main point, which can be determined once you have decided on your purpose.
• This topic is stated in a THESIS STATEMENT, which is usually a single statement, worded as simply as possible.
• GATHERING DATA is the stage where you collect ideas, information, sources and references relevant or related to your specific topic.