TYPES OF

SPEECH
and
SPEECH
STYLES
WENDELL C. BACLAYO-GONZAGA
Subject Teacher
 WHAT ARE ESSENTIALS OF ORAL
COMMUNICATION?

Excellent communication skills can

practically help one to:
express clearly and confidently
gain the respect of other people
achieve goals
and succeed in life.
 TYPES OF SPEECH
Speech is the expression of or the
ability to express thoughts and
feelings by articulate sounds. In this
topic, learners will be able to
distinguish types of speeches, both
according to purpose and delivery.
2 TYPES OF SPEECH

 According to
Delivery
 According to Purpose
Types of Speech According to Delivery:
Refers to the style of delivery such
as:

a) Manuscript
b) Memorized
c) Impromptu
d) Extemporaneous
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 Manuscript
Description
• Speaking with advanced
preparation
• Planned and rehearsed speech
• Reading aloud a written message

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 Manuscript
Speaking Situation
• News casting with a Tele
Prompter or an autocue device
• Presenting the legal proceedings
and verdict in court
• Reading the rules and criteria in
a contest
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 Manuscript
Advantages
• Exact repetition of the written
words
• Guided speech

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 Manuscript
Disadvantages
• Boring and uninteresting
presentation
• Lacks audience rapport or
connection

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 Manuscript
Tips
• Rehearse the speech over and
over again until you sound natural.
• Observe accomplished news
anchors and note how
conversational they sound when
they deliver the news.
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 Memorized
Description
• Speaking with advanced
preparation
• Planned and rehearsed speech
• Reciting a written message word-
for-word from memory

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 Memorized
Speaking Situation
• When you perform in a stage
play
• When you deliver a declamation,
oratorical, or literary piece
• When an actor or actress in a
scene performs a script from
memory
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 Memorized
Advantages
• Exact repetition of the written
words from memory
• Free to move around the stage

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 Memorized
Disadvantages
• Speakers might end up speaking in a
monotone pattern. Alternatively, he/she
might take a fast pace.
• When the speaker cannot control
his/her stage fright, he/she might have
difficulty remembering his/her
memorized speech

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 Memorized
Tips
• Rehearse the speech over and
over again until you sound natural
and feel
confident.
• Observe how actors/actresses
perform their script in a theater,
television, or movie scenes.
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 Impromptu
Description
• Speaking without advanced
preparation
• Unrehearsed speech
• Spoken conversationally

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 Impromptu
Speaking Situation
• In an event where you are asked
to say a few words
• First day at work or in class, or
during an interview

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 Impromptu
Advantages
• Spontaneous or natural speaking
• More focused and brief

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 Impromptu
Disadvantages
• Tendency to be disorganized
• Lacks connection with the audience
• Nerve-racking for inexperienced
speakers and beginners

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 Impromptu
Tips
• Once you are requested to say
something, pause for a moment to
plan in your
head what to say.

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 Extemporaneous
Description
• Speaking with limited
preparation
• Guided by notes or outline
• Delivered conversationally
• Most popular type

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 Extemporaneous
Speaking Situation
• When you are a candidate for a
post in a student government and
you deliver
your campaign speech before a
voting public
• When you are assigned to report
a topic in class
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 Extemporaneous
Advantages
• Helps you look confident
• Engages the audience

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Extemporaneous

Disadvantages
• May not have adequate time to plan,
organize, and rehearse
 Extemporaneous
Tips
• Create an outline
• Organize your points logically
(most important to least important or
vice versa)
• Use facts and real-life experiences
as your examples
• Manage your time well
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Types Of Speech According To Purpose:
The goals or purposes of speech are:
 To inform
Seeks to provide clear understanding of the
concept or idea presented by the speaker.
 To entertain
Seeks to provide entertainment (humorous
speech).
 To persuade
Seeks to provide favourable or acceptable ideas
than can influence the ideas and principles of
others.
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 Types of Speech According To Purpose:
Type of Speech General Purpose Specific Purpose (Examples)
Informative Speech -To inform -To inform Grade 11 students about the process of
-provides the audience with a clear conducting a teleconference using Zoom app
understanding of the concept or idea -To inform Grade 11 students about the real danger
presented by the speaker. brought by COVID 19

Persuasive Speech -To persuade or -To persuade Grade 11 students to develop computer
-provides the audience with well-argued convince literacy skills in participating in a synchronous online
ideas that can influence their own beliefs meeting
and decisions. - To persuade the school administrators to switch from
face-to-face learning to a full modular learning.

Entertainment Speech
-provides the audience with amusement.
 
-To entertain -To entertain Grade 11 students with interesting
observations of people who lack computer literacy skills
in participating in a synchronous online meeting
-To entertain Grade 11 students with the funny memes on
social media during lockdown
SPEECH STYLES
 What is a Speech Style?
A speech style is a pattern of speaking
characterized by distinctive pronunciation,
vocabulary, intent, participants, and
grammatical structures. According to Martin
Joos (1976), it refers to the form of language
that the speaker utilized which is characterized
by the level of formality.
 What is a Speech Style?
The context dictates and affect the way
people communicate, which results in
various speech styles. According to Joss
(1968), there are five styles. Each style
dictates what appropriate language or
vocabulary should be used or observed.
 Types of Speech Styles
1. Intimate--This style is private, which occurs between or among close family members or
intimate individuals. This language used in this style may not be shared in public.

Best friend’s conversation Lover’s conversation

 Types of Speech Styles
2. Casual – This style is common among peers and friends.
Jargon, slang, street language, gay lingo or vulgar words are
used.

Friends’ Chit chats Work mates' conversation

 Types of Speech Styles
3.Consultative --This style is the standard one. Professional or mutually acceptable
language is a must in this style. Examples of situations are communication between
teachers and students, employers and employees, doctor and patient, judge and lawyer, or
President and his /her constituents.

Doctor-patient consultation Teacher-student consultation

 Types of Speech Styles
4. Formal --This style is used in formal settings. Unlike the consultative style, this is
one-way. Examples are sermons by priest and ministers, State of the Nation Address of
the President, formal speeches, or pronouncements by judges.

Meeting Interview
 Types of Speech Styles
5. Frozen --This style is “frozen” in time and remains unchanged. It mostly
occurs in ceremonies. Common examples are the Preamble of the
Constitution, Lord’s Prayer, and Allegiance to country or flag.

National Anthem Pledge

QUESTIONS,
CLARIFICATION?
Thank you
and
God bless!