informational speech - a speech that gives you information about something

situational speech - a speech in which the speaker is speaking for a specific occasion

(Wedding)

eulogy - a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly, typically someone who has just died

after dinner speech - speech after dinner... A speech done after something

slam poetry - type of competition where people read their poems without props, costumes, or music and are graded anywhere from 0-10 from 5 random judges that don't have to be poets

demonstration speech - form of informative speech where the speaker's purpose is to teach the audience how to complete a task, and this is largely accomplished by demonstrating the task (or process) through a series of steps

emphatic gestures - a special gesture that is pointed out with more emphasis than any other ones

epideictic speaking - ceremonial speaking (baptism)

extemporaneous speech - competitive speaking when you have limited preparation

Speech types