A persuasive speech tries to influence or reinforce the attitudes, beliefs, or behavior of an audience. This type of speech often includes the following elements:
- appeal to the audience
- appeal to the reasoning of the audience
- focus on the relevance of your topic
- alligns the speech to the audience - ensure they understand the information expressed
An informative speech is one that informs the audience. These types of speeches can be on a variety of topics:
- Concepts
- Events
- Issues
- Objects
- People
- Phenomena
- Processes
A informative speech will:
- define terms to make the information more precise
- use descriptions to help the audience towards a larger picture
- include an demonstration
- explain concept the informative speech is conveying
