Types Of Speeches

Well how many types of speeches do you know of?

Boring speeches, Sleeping speeches, Funny speeches, Sad speeches, Happy speeches, Engaging speeches, Informative speeches, Inspirational speeches, Motivating speeches, Persuading speeches, Entertaining speeches and more...

I could go on and on about speech types but to get serious then it seems toe recognised that there are 4 basic types, Inspirational, Entertaining, Informative & Persuasive.

These are really general terms and I think mean little to nothing. If I consider a speech then most have most of these elements in them. That is why I would prefer to be a little more specific about what my intent is with the speech. At least I have a focus to work with and then I can design it to have all the elements in it that I want to use to achieve my intent.

For example a string of jokes can be very funny and get lots of laughs and has a place at a party or the likes but with a funny speech there needs to be a story line and it needs to have a purpose to be more effective than just laughing. Lets face it who really wants to just sit there and have a dam good belly laugh about nothing ;^)

There are no real rules with speaking but there are many. I think it is great to know all the so called rules and then set out to break the ones that don't suit your style, message, situation, audience. Lets face it if you have no arms your wont be using your hands for gestures, if you are blind then using eye contact could be a bit iffy however you can still be a powerful speaker.

I highly recommend you speak from the heart, that you speak to ideas not from notes, that you connect with your audience, that you be the real you when you speak. Audiences see right through over done, over rehearsed play acting of any sort, as much as they also see right through all the insincere, ill prepared, flat, notes driven, death by powerpoint boring presentations.

If you are going to do something do it well. If you need to be a speaker learn how it is as important as being good at a given sport or other skill. Many of you have had years at school to learn basic fundamentals and then more years learning how to perform in your chosen field. Choose a coach/trainer to teach you how to speak, how to connect, how to craft your message and even sometimes how to be the real you, if you are game...

Stories to Persuade

Hi, this is a great article I found, well worth a read and taking a few notes... Using Stories to Persuade 

Effective storytelling can serve anyone in leadership who seeks to persuade others to his or her point of view. Opinion-based rhetoric is often more polarizing than persuasive, while statistics often go in one ear and out the other. But a careful blending of rhetoric and facts, woven into the right story, can change minds.

Shaping an effective story with a point of view is a learned skill. Here are some suggestions... 

Speech Courses Blog Failed

I tried to get some response on Speech Courses Blog and failed.

Have you ever failed? Or have you ever made a mistake?

I have and plenty then some more and I always took it to heart and worn the mistake or failure on my shoulder for ages...

Funnily enough we do get over it and eventually move on.  I find it a very interesting now a days. 

Of course we have all failed and of course we have all made umpteen mistakes.  How on earth did we learn what we have if not for our mistakes?

 I advocate that we embrace our mistakes as the most valuable method of learning. The number of times I was so sure what I did was right only to find out it was right, but  "as a method of finding out what doesn't work". Is that valuable information? Or what...

Could we change our way of thinking so that when something doesn't work out we celebrate of it as discovering a method that didn't work at that time or those circumstances?

How would this mindset affect our next endeavour? How would it affect the way we operate as individuals? Would we be more prone to stepping forward and embracing change? Would our self confidence/self esteem be freer to express itself, trust itself and be open to new ideas

Would you feel better if we all considered mistakes are a vital part of our learning? I reckon I woul

d...

Cheers

Terry

The following video is brilliant as far as understanding our learning process and how we are evolving as learners.

Speech Courses Blog Failed

I tried to get some response on Speech Courses Blog and failed.

Have you ever failed? Or have you ever made a mistake?

I have and plenty then some more and I always took it to heart and worn the mistake or failure on my shoulder for ages...

Funnily enough we do get over it and eventually move on.  I find it a very interesting now a days. 

Of course we have all failed and of course we have all made umpteen mistakes.  How on earth did we learn what we have if not for our mistakes?

 I advocate that we embrace our mistakes as the most valuable method of learning. The number of times I was so sure what I did was right only to find out it was right, but  "as a method of finding out what doesn't work". Is that valuable information? Or what...

Could we change our way of thinking so that when something doesn't work out we celebrate of it as discovering a method that didn't work at that time or those circumstances?

How would this mindset affect our next endeavour? How would it affect the way we operate as individuals? Would we be more prone to stepping forward and embracing change? Would our self confidence/self esteem be freer to express itself, trust itself and be open to new ideas.

Would you feel better if we all considered mistakes are a vital part of our learning? I reckon I woul

d...

The following video is brilliant as far as understanding our learning process and how we are evolving as learners.

Speech Courses Blog Failed

I tried to get some response on Speech Courses Blog and failed.

Have you ever failed? Or have you ever made a mistake?

I have and plenty then some more and I always took it to heart and worn the mistake or failure on my shoulder for ages...

Funnily enough we do get over it and eventually move on.  I find it a very interesting now a days. 

Of course we have all failed and of course we have all made umpteen mistakes.  How on earth did we learn what we have if not for our mistakes?

 I advocate that we embrace our mistakes as the most valuable method of learning. The number of times I was so sure what I did was right only to find out it was right, but  "as a method of finding out what doesn't work". Is that valuable information? Or what...

Could we change our way of thinking so that when something doesn't work out we celebrate of it as discovering a method that didn't work at that time or those circumstances?

How would this mindset affect our next endeavour? How would it affect the way we operate as individuals? Would we be more prone to stepping forward and embracing change? Would our self confidence/self esteem be freer to express itself, trust itself and be open to new ideas.

Would you feel better if we all considered mistakes are a vital part of our learning? I reckon I woul

d...

The following video is brilliant as far as understanding our learning process and how we are evolving as learners.

Learning curve

> Hi,
>> Wow! what a fantastic time... I have been busy building this "Speech Courses" blog and what a learning curve I am having to go through. Being a little of a ludite, I can manage email but the intricacies of code and the way blogs work is a bit beyond me.
>> I have a mechanical mind so to do something new I usually need to try to figure out how things work. Particularly when they don't go how I imagine they should.
>> I am also very determined and I will succeed in bringing this to the fore for you to be able to surf without any hiccups and discover my world of having fun helping people through public speaking.
>> The fascinating part of the whole process is the learning that I need to go through, as you would need to also embrace when doing Public speaking. There is a nagging thought in the back of my mind that I might get smitten and become a nerd and subsequently bore lots of people at parties telling them the intimate details about blogging or worse still learn code and become the professor of the amateur coders. If this is your thing then you probably know where and when to speak up about it but I chat to many and I am liable to over step the mark.
>> It is a bit like having a new motor bike to ride but no licence so I have to tinker and polish so I get some kind of enjoyment until everything is in place for me to enjoy the thrill of riding the bike easily.
>> Can you understand what I am going through with this?
>> Cheers
> Terry