1. Types of Speeches

2. Demonstrative Speeches

3. Demonstrative How to start your own blog How to bake a cake
This has many similarities with an informative speech (which we will cover next!). A demonstrative speech also teaches you something. The main difference lies in including a demonstration of how to do the thing you’re teaching. Some examples of demonstrative speeches:
How to start your own blog
How to bake a cake
How to write a speech
How to… just about anything!

4. Demonstrative
Ideally, after a demonstrative speech, your audience members could do/create what you showed them.
Demonstrative speeches usually include:
Any necessary materials
If you need a volunteer to help in your demonstration, it is best to have your “volunteer” chosen before you perform
A step-by-step process to follow
Possible mistakes and how to trouble-shoot
Modifications for people who may not have the exact scenario/environment you have
An example of the final product

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Demonstration Speech “How to Charleston”

6. Narrative
Speeches

7. Narrative Speeches
This speech is used to tell a story often based on personal experience.
Key elements of Narrative Speeches
Usually follows logical and chronological order
Writer uses personal anecdotes to engage audience
Has a central point

8. Narrative Speech Topics
A Memorable Journey
A Frightening Experience
An Embarrassing Experience
An Encounter that Changed Your Life
A Brush With Greatness or Death

9. Expository Speeches

10. Expository
This speech serves to provide often interesting and useful information. In short, the purpose is to inform your audience. Some examples of expository speeches:
A teacher telling students about the Canadian National Anthem
A student talking about her research
Gaming Addiction

11. Expository Speech Informative speeches are non-controversial
An informative speaker does not intend to change audience attitudes

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Informative Speech “Gaming Addiction”

13. Persuasive
Speeches

14. Persuasive School should/should not be year round
A persuasive speech works to convince people to change in some way. The speaker wants to change the audience’s opinion on something they think, do, or want. Some examples of persuasive speeches:
School should/should not be year round
Women should/should not be in combat
All students should/should not have an after school job
Politicians should/should not have term limits

15. Persuasive A successful persuasive speech should…
open with a clear statement of the issue and your opinion
be geared to the audience you’re trying to persuade
provide facts, examples, statistics, and reasons to support your opinion
answer opposing views
show clear reasoning
include strategies such as frequent summaries to help listeners remember your message
end with a strong restatement of your opinion or a call to action

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Persuasive Speech “Texting and Driving”