Speech Body Structure

Depending on the speech purpose, you can choose from a variety of speech structures such as a timeline, cause and effect, problem and solution, compare and contrast, or step-by-step. These structures form the body of your speech. Which you decide to use, let it ease the flow of the speech and make it more easily understood.

Chronological: A chronologically organised speech follows a time line. e.g. a speech topic about historical events such as a trip you recently took, Process or procedure of carrying out a task such as how to repair a puncture or a cooking recipe.

Spatial: The speech is arranged according to space, orientation, or physical structure of the subject. It is best for topic dealing with parts of an object. For example a speech discussing muscles of the body, estates of a city, parts of a ship.

Causal: Organises a speech from cause to effect, or effect to cause. e.g. Identify a condition, its causes, it’s effect, such as social malady, a war or a disease.

Pro and Con: organises a speech according to arguments for and against some policy, position, or action.

Problem-Solution: This structure identifies and analyses a problem in terms of its consequence and then proposes a solution.

Gimmick: A speech is structured according to a special memory device, such as alliteration, rhyme, or acrostic.