1. Speech Forms Functions and Features

2. TAP Tone- Language/ Word Choice, Style and Register, formal or informal, consoling or stern Audience- Teacher, school community, public, event where you have vested interests- professional capacity Purpose-Informative/ Persuasive/ Entertaining/ Tributary

3. Functions of Speech Inform- to give audience new information OR to heighten awareness or to increase knowledge about the topic Persuade-to change the audience’s mind about a specific issue/ to change existing beliefs (this is more challenging than merely changing the audience’s mind)/ to get audience to react and to take up action Entertain- to entertain and amuse sometimes, to also convey a serious message Tribute- giving thanks and praise to pay respect and express admiration for your subject matter to express gratitude towards your subject matter

4. Forms Of Speech Stand-up comedic speech Assembly speech given by school authority Speech on stopping animal abuse, mass sales pitch on investing in Canadian chickens Famous historical persuasive speeches: Churchill’s Battle of Britain speech, Martin Luther King’s I Have a Dream, JFK’s Inaugural Address Eulogy, speech made at award ceremonies to introduce a award recipient, citations

5. Features A.Rhetorical Devices Rhetorical questions Exaggeration Understatement Contrast/Juxtaposition Quotations from famous personalities

6. Features B. Pronoun Use Inclusive Pronoun type- we/us first person plural I- first person singular- emphasise your views You/ They – exclusive- second person singular/ plural pronouns- create distance

7. Features C. Language/ Word Choice- Pathos/ Emotive Language Positive Negative Juxtaposition- terrorist, rebel, revolutionary versus freedom fighter, hero and peacemaker

8. Features D. Literary Devices Metaphor Simile Personification Alliteration

9. Other Devices Repeated starting phrases- parallel sentence structures Contrapuntalism- if you fail to plan, you plan to fail!

10. Structure Intro/ lead parag- purpose- state your thesis Body- 3 to 5 parags- SEE and Top Level Structure Conclusion – punchline – appeal – call to action