Speech
Speech
Manuscript or
Memorized Speech
Learning Objectives:
Impromptu • Speaking without advanced preparation • In an event where you are asked to say a few words
• Unrehearsed speech • First day at work or in class, or during an interview
• Spoken conversationally
Manuscript • Speaking with advanced preparation • • Newscasting with a Tele-Prompter or an autocue device
Planned and rehearsed speech • Presenting the legal proceedings and verdict in court
• Reading aloud a written message • Reading the rules and criteria in a contest
Memorized • Speaking with advanced preparation • When you perform in a stage play • When you deliver a
• Planned and rehearsed speech declamation, oration, or literary piece • When an actor or
• Reciting a written message word-for-word actress in a scene performs a script from memory
from memory
What are the characteristics of a
good speech?
A good speech has qualities which can Expression should be transparent and
convey a message effectively through unambiguous so that it is easy for the
words of mouth or spoken words. public to understand.
effective • Write from the 1st person and engage your audience
• Use personal details and anecdotes
speech? • Use rhetorical questions
• Use emotive language
• Use figurative language
• Use contrast
• Use repetition
• Focus on the topic
(Based on “How to Prepare and Deliver a Speech Effectively,” n.d.)
The
Structure of
Your Speech
(https://www.perthtoastmasters.org/experiences-speech-ideas-example-speech -
creative-process-conception-execution/)
How to effectively
deliver a speech?