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Speech to inform
to increase the audience's knowledge, teach about a topic or issue, and share your
expertise.
Speech to demonstrate
Show the audience how to use, operate, or do something.
Speech to persuade
influences the audience by presenting arguments intended to change attitudes, beliefs,
or values.
speech to entertain
to amuse the audience by engaging them in a relatively light-hearted speech that may
have a serious point or goal.
ceremonial speech
Perform a ritual function, such as give a toast at a wedding reception or a eulogy at a
funeral.
thesis statement
Short specific sentence capturing the central idea of your speech.
Specific Purpose
what a speaker wants to inform or persuade an audience about, or the type of feelings
the speaker wants to evoke
, Appeal, Appropriateness, and Ability
Appeal involves the attractive power of arousing a sympathetic stimulated response
from the audience
Appropriateness involves a topic that is especially suitable or compatible with your
audience's interests, expectations, norms, or customs
Ability involves the natural aptitude or acquired proficiency to be able to perform
predicted outcome value theory
the theory that we form relationships based on whether we believe they are worth it
What self disclosure involves
sharing personal information - such as your thoughts, dreams, fears, goals,
preferences, and experiences. It's an important way to strengthen relationships and
build trust.
High low analysis
Focuses on the highest-activity and lowest-activity points; fit a line through these two
points
internal preview
a statement in the body of the speech that lets the audience know what the speaker is
going to discuss next
internal summary
a statement in the body of the speech that summarizes the speaker's preceding point or
points