Oral Communication

Your primary goal is to influence the thoughts, feelings, actions, and behaviors or attitudes of your listeners.

• Informative Speech

• Persuasive Speech

• Manuscript Speech

• Entertainment Speech

Requires you to commit the speech to memory so that you do not bring your notes when delivering it.

• Manuscript

• Impromptu

• Persuasive

• Memorized

Since this type of speech follows a word-for-word method, you might be tempted to skip practicing the speech.

• Manuscript

• Memorized

• Impromptu

• Extemporaneous

Delivered with the help of short notes and a clear outline.

• Memorized

• Manuscript

• Impromptu

• Extemporaneous

Aim to change their perception and convince them that your argument is more important, practical, attainable, or feasible.

• Informative

• Entertainment

• Persuasive

• Impromtu

Speaking without advanced preparation.

• Extemporaneous

• Manuscript

• Memorized

• Impromptu

The humorous speeches of comedians and performers are the best examples of this type.

• Persuasive

• Entertainment

• Informative

• Manuscript

The speaker is expected to be friendly and relaxed, but still courteous during the speech delivery.

• Entertainment

• Informative

• Persuasive

• Memorized

Speech about objects or people, speech about processes, speech about events, and speech about concepts.

• Persuasive

• Entertainment

• Manuscript

• Informative

The purpose of this speech is not to educate, inform, or inspire because the primary goal is to make the audience relax, enjoy, and even laugh.

• Informative

• Persuasive

• Entertainment

• Memorized