Presentation made by: Jeannette Quesada. Universidad Latina de Costa Rica.

2.  A demonstration speech is written to explain and show people how
to do something.
 Use visual aids, or handouts to ensure the effectiveness of the
instructions.
 Main elements:
1. Instructions: Provide clear and concise instructions on how to
complete a task.
2. Task Breakdown: Use a logical format, step by step.
3. Key Points: key points must be emphasized including any safety
issues.

3.  How to Surf the Internet  How to make a paper
 How to play a game airplane
 How to iron a…
 How to make Christmas
decorations  How to paint a …
 How to decorate a
 How to pass exams
Christmas tree
 How to make a cocktail  How to change a plug
 How to dance…  How to send an email

4.  An Informative speech is written to provide interesting and useful
information to increase the knowledge of your audience.
 This might involve providing information about a person, and animal
or an object.
 Main Elements:
1. Knowledge: present ideas, facts and statistics to adequately
inform the audience about the subject.
2. Key Points: repeat all the key points to ensure maximum
knowledge retention.
3. Interest: Be enthusiastic and include unusual facts or anecdotes
about the subject.

5.  TOPICS:  FAMOUS PEOPLE’S LIVES:
 Nelson Mandela
 Global Warming  Oprah Winfrey
 Artificial insemination  Tiger Woods
 Body Piercing  Cleopatra
 George Washington
 Chat Rooms  Muhammad Ali
 Euthanasia  Michael Jackson
 Home Education
 MOVIES:
 Human Cloning
 Internet standards  The Godfather
 Keeping animals in zoos  Forrest Gump
 Star Wars
 Prison alternatives  E.T.
 Space Exploration  Titanic
 Street gangs  Green Mile
 Rocky
 Recycling  Romeo and Juliet
 UFO's exist
 Vegetarianism

6.  A persuasive speech is written to persuade or convince the
listeners.
 Its goal is to change the people’s opinions.
 Main elements:
1. Credibility: present facts, statistics or quotes together with any
personal experiences to make the audience believe in what you are
saying.
2. Passion – use enthusiasm, passion and conviction to appeal to the
emotions of the audience.

7.  Aliens Exist  Does Prison work?
 Death Penalty  Euthanasia
 Existence of Aliens
 Abortion
 Gay marriages
 Animal Rights
 Human Cloning
 Artificial Body Piercing  Marijuana legalization
 Capital Punishment  Single Parents
 Teen Pregnancy

8.  A tribute speech is written to provide interesting and useful information an
expression of esteem, to show thanks or respect to a person or a group
( historical or modern, famous or unknown, dead or alive ).
 Main elements:
1. Knowledge of the subject: demonstrate knowledge of the subject and give
reasons why your subject is interesting.
2. Accomplishments of the subject: Make it clear what the subject has
accomplished and the difference that the subject has made to others.
3. Key Points: build interest by conveying the tribute with enthusiasm and
including unusual facts, quotes or anecdotes about the subject.
4. Conveying admiration and respect: your audience believes that the subject is
praiseworthy.

9.  Mother Teresa  Stephen Hawking
 Princess Diana  Thomas Edison
 John Lennon
 President Kennedy
 Muhammad Ali
 Martin Luther King
 Abraham Lincoln
 Helen Keller  Anne Frank
 Nelson Mandela  Joan of Arc
 Mahatma Gandhi

10.  An inspirational speech is written to persuade, or convince the
listeners, that they can succeed. Use optimistic stories, or
anecdotes, based on faith or real life situations.
 Main Elements:
1. Optimism: use optimism to make the audience believe in what you
are saying.
2. Achievable Objectives: Goals must be positive and the audience
must believe that they are achievable.
3. Passion: Convey the subject with enthusiasm, passion and
conviction to appeal to the emotions of the audience.
4. Confidence: Inspire the audience with a 'Can Do' approach.

11.  A motivational speech is written to persuade or convince the
listeners to take action to improve.
 Main Elements:
1. Outline the Problem: demonstrate expertise, evidence and
knowledge of the subject.
2. Conviction: Make the audience believe that there is a
problem which requires solving.
3. Direction: Provide ideas and direction to solve the problem.
4. Passion and Intensity: use enthusiasm, passion and
intensity to appeal to the emotions of the audience.