Essential Terms

This policy claim is where the speaker convinces the audience to perform a concrete, observable behavior right away or shortly after the speech concludes.

This mode of delivery involves presenting a short message without any specific preparation.

This type of language is the deliberate use of words and phrases that avoid exclusion, stereotyping, or demeaning of people based on their gender, race, sexual orientation, disability, or other identity markers.

Entertaining speeches that are designed to motivate or uplift the audience emotionally, such as a commencement address.

These are short statements within the body of a speech that give the audience an advance warning or preview of the specific points a speaker is about to cover.

These brief restatements, used within the body of a speech, remind the audience of the information or points just covered in a section.

Informative speeches that are about a point of controversy or a matter in dispute, where the goal is to explain the issue objectively rather than take a side.