Public speaking is when you stand before an audience and deliver a

speech at a formal or an informal occasion. For many people, speaking

in front of a large audience is a daunting task, so it is quite natural to

become very nervous (though with effective training this could be

overcome).

As public speaking has become a serious career option, many people

are enrolling for classes where they are taught skills and techniques to

speak well and speak effectively before a gathering. However, to be a

good speaker, you should know the four types of public speaking and

the peculiarities of each one of them.

Public Speaking opportunities come in many shapes and forms.

The Informative Technique

This types of public speaking focuses on explaining a concept or idea to

the audience. Informative speakers tend to focus on specific subject

matter such as people, events, places, stories and so on. If you are

opting for an informative approach, the be sure to do two crucial things.

First, research your topic like crazy. You need to know the ins and outs

of your content by heart. Second and more importantly, you have to

keep your speech short and simple.

The Persuasive Technique

This is the bread and butter of public speaking. It is widely perceived as

the power move of public speaking. This type of public speaking is the

act of convincing members of your audience to do something, based on

them agreeing with your viewpoint. In this technique, the spectrum of

persuasion is broad; you can get your audience members to agree and

buy a product, take on a new lifestyle, or even conform to a particular

opinion.

The Demonstrative Technique

This one’s a little debatable because it focuses more on the actions

omitted during a speech or presentation rather than words being

spoken. Demonstrative speeches are ones where the speaker performs

actions and clearly explains those actions in the process. The idea is to

engage the audience in both verbal and nonverbal communicational

methods. By doing so, the speaker has a better chance to get the

message across to the audience.

Regardless of what you are demonstrating, you need to break it down

into easy to understand steps. A simple outline for a demonstration

presentation should be like this. A. the demonstration is broken down

into simple steps either chronologically or functionally. B. Explain each

steps clearly, relating it to the sequence as a whole. C. Reassemble the

activity and show how it works as a whole. Also, there are things to be

kept in mind, 1. Be as clear and specific as possible. Remember, you

are training your audience so that they can repeat what you are doing

and perform the process, engage in the activity or use the product once

you are done. Use strong visual words in addition to physically showing

them what to do. 2. ou want to motivate your audience to pay attention

to your presentation. While entertainment can be motivating, you want

to give them something more, as well. Why should they learn about the

process, activity or product you are demonstrating. For example, have

you ever seen those cooking product demonstrations at the fair? The

demonstrators are usually pretty good at letting the audience know the

benefit gained by owning the product being demonstrated! 3. Plan, plan,

plan.

Make sure you have all the tools you need and that you can smoothly

move from one to the other. You don’t want to waste time with moving

from one place to another or retrieving another object, when simple

planning can put these in the right places for best effect.
The Ceremonial Technique

Ceremonial speeches are all about giving speeches during special

occasions (such as weddings, birthdays, graduation, and so on)

The goal of ceremionial speaking is to trigger an emotional response

from an audience. It’s all about fostering an emotional connection with

the people who are taking the time listen to you. If you opted for this

approach, then talk about the things that will bring you and your

audience close together, in a way that unites everybody in the room.

This skill can be improved through continuous practice. A talkative

person may not be able to give the best speech. To give a great speech,

one must first understand the type of speech one is expected to give

and should prepare on those lines. A good public speaker is one who

understands the needs of the audience and is flexible enough to adopt

changes that may arise while giving a speech.

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https://publicspeakingsuperpowers.com/types-of-speeches-the-demonstration/

http://www.livespeech.org/blog/the-four-types-of-public-speaking

https://penandthepad.com/info-8131192-different-types-public-speaking.html

http://www.myspeechclass.com/speech-speaking-types.html