Methods of
Speaking
Impromptu Speech
Itis a speech where the
development of both the ideas and
the language is thought out only at
the moment of delivery.
- knowing various subject
beforehand
- think fast
Advantage
- gives naturalness and
removes artificiality.
Theoretically, it would be better.
Disadvantage
- usually rambling,
repetitious and disorganized.
Extemporaneous Speech
Speech where the ideas are
prepared but the language is
definitely composed at the moment
of delivery
It stands somewhere impromptu
and read speeches
Delivered whether with or without
notes
Advantage
- It has time to prepare.
The speech has some
spontaneity and naturalness
Disadvantage
- the language is not as
clear as memorized speech.
Precision in language is
lacking.
Read Speech
Speech that is written out and read word
for word during delivery.
Done during important historical events.
Presented together with copies of speech
distributed in the crowd and in the press.
Usually made by prominent persons who
do not have time to make several
speeches (rise of ghost writer, in the Phil
context).
Ghost writing vs plagiarism
Advantage
- presentation is usually smooth and formal. Often
flawless.
Disadvantage
- the speech becomes boring. (Audience sees the
manuscript being read)
- a good speaker can make a read speech sound
like an extemporaneous
Preparation
- the preparation is not a problem, but it needs
researching
Delivery
- you might be talking to the manuscript rather than
to the audience
- delivery is all in the eye contact, you should not
be reading the last line just look into the audience
- you can insert various phrases
Memorized Speech
Speech that is committed entirely to
memory and delivered from memory
Should be done sparingly due to inability
of human memory to memorize entirely
The audience would know when it is
memorized, on the eye movement, on
the tone and phase of delivery
The Marcos myth
Advantage
- with precision, organization, beauty and depth of
language
Disadvantage
- lacks spontaneity and naturalness; humans can
easily forget
Preparation
- among all speeches, read speech needs the most
preparation
- needs to understand the speech and then read
and read and read. During practice needs prompter
- need to continuously remind himself with the
speech
Delivery
- NVC are also memorized
