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Speech and Communication What is a speech? A speech is a "formal discourse in public". 1 "Almost any speech act is really the performance of several acts at once, distinguished by different aspects of the speaker's intention: there is the act of saying something, what one does in saying it, such as requesting or promising, and how one is trying to affect one's audience."2 In general, a speech is the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience. A speech is a way of communication, which is distinct from other means of communication like conversations or small talks. To deliver a speech is to express a certain attitude, and the type of speech being performed corresponds to the type of attitude being expressed.3 For example, a statement expresses a belief, a request expresses a desire, and an apology expresses a regret. A speech usually intends to lay an effect on...

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