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...