To deliver a good speech, you have to figure out your style of speaking so that you are comfortable delivering your points. One style is manuscript, where you read off your notes and papers and you do not really go off of it. Another style is memorized, which is the opposite of manuscript. You don't use your notes and you memorize the majority of your speech. One more delivery style is impromptu. Your speech is unrehearsed and made up on the spot. These are the types of speeches typically given when someone is given an award and give a thank you speech.
Not only do you need to focus on your style, but also on your vocal aspects. The tone and volume are both very important when deciding the feel of the speech and how your audience interprets your speech. You also should focus on your pitch as well, which can be used to give meaning and to emphasize specific aspects. Your tempo also can give different meanings depending on how quickly or slowly you speak.
A persuasive speech is a speech given to try and persuade people to come onto your side of an argument, whether it is political or just a little debate you and a group of friends. The purpose is to gain more supporters for your argument. You do not want to guilt trip your audience into thinking differently or thinking badly about themselves, instead you want to give that statistics and information about your topic. You want to move theirs hearts just enough to move their minds as well.
You're right that there are many factors that go into a good speech. Tone and rate of fluency are big factors in making oneself understood.
ReplyDeleteI like how you mentioned the different styles of delivering a speech! It's interesting to figure out what each person is like depending on how they deliver their own speeches - you usually can tell quite a bit about a person by that.
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