Speech

Nontando Simelane
Likhona Magxala
Tshinakaho Rataba
Mogale Molekwa
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 What Is a Speech
• The term ‘speech’ refers to an informal or formal talk given to an
audience.
• Speeches allow you to express your thoughts and opinions to an audience.
• Though anyone can write a speech, its best to understand the purpose of
the speech and the target audience to ensure its effectiveness.
 What is the purpose of speeches?
• The purpose of speech is to:
• Inform
• to instruct
• to persuade
• to entertain.
 The Language of a speech
• the nature of the sound quality and the rhythm and flow of the sound.
• The words we use and how we use them to share ideas and get what we
want.
 Type of Speech
• An entertaining speech
• A demonstrative speech
• A persuasive speech
• An oratorical speech
• A debate speech
• A special occasion speech
• A pitch speech
• A motivational speech
• An impromptu speech
• A farewell speech
• An explanatory speech
• A Eulogy speech
 Audience
• Audience analysis involves identifying the audience and adapting a
speech to their interests, level of understanding, attitudes, and beliefs
• :The 2 Types of Audience
• Friendly. Your purpose: reinforcing their beliefs and sense of shared
interests.
• Apathetic. Your purpose is to first convince them that it matters for them.
 The Conventions of Speech
• a highly engaging and motivational opening.
• A structured Argument with several points including the objection
Headline .
• A memorable conclusion
 Techniques speech

• MAKE YOUR MESSAGE CLEAR.

• MAKE YOUR STRUCTURE COMPELLING.
• MAKE YOUR SPEECH CONCISE.
• It is something that you have to prepare
• You practice it in-front of people / when you alone.
 The strutures of speech
• Introduction: it allows your audience to remember the meat of your
speech versus an over-long introduction or conclusion.
• Body: It is to discusses the main ideas and key concepts of the speech.
• Conclusion: explain the importance of the writer’s message and
allows the speaker to both signal the end of the speech and help the
audience to remember the main ideas.
 Technique to emphasis a point in a
speech
• Alliteration: the use of the several words together that begin with the same sound or
letter.
The writer uses the repetition of the letter “A”
• Onomatopoeia: Where a word sounds like the noise it makes.
• Simile: It is a description that says that an object is like an image.
• Metaphor: When you describing Something by comparing in a way that says IS.
• Personification: when you make something that is not human is made to sound human by
attributing human qualities to it.
• Emotive language: dramatic language that stirs emotions in the reader.
 Example of speech
• I Am Prepared to die.
• In the speech they repeated ‘AFRICA’ which means it is important and it
is to give the reader of what are they talking about.
Summary