Chapter 1. Speech Goals

Short Description

Professors may assign a certain type of speech for classroom presentation, or students may have leeway in their topic selection. There are two basic types of speeches that can be prepared: informative and persuasive.

Long Description

In an informative speech, the speakers may see themselves as teachers in that they give their audience information and let them decide how they will use that information. For example, a speech about statistics on seat belt usage correlating with auto injuries and deaths could be done in a straightforward, informative format.

But this speech could also take on a persuasive quality if the speaker wanted to convince the audience of the important aspects of wearing seat belts. In the persuasive speech, the speaker is an advocate for a position.

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