speech (speaking)

The Function of Public Speaking:

1. To Convince

• I believe that...
• I think....
• I suppose....
• I guess...
• I assume....
• I doubt....
• I except...
• I know....
• I'm sure that.....
• It is a certain thing that......
• It appears to me that...
• There is no doubt that....
• We must consider the possibility that...
• The surest thing to consider seriously is that..

2. To Instruct

• I would advise you to....
• You should hae known...
• If...would....
• Why don't we ....?
• There is no other way but we have to.....
• Do help
• We are obliged to....
• All we have to do is that .....
• It's good idea to...
• It's best to...
• It's advisable that...

3. To Inform

• I would like to say...
• According to...
• In accordance with the...
• Reffering to the rule of the game...
• Further studiesshow us that...
• Our data confirm that....
• Generally speaking.....
• In the majority of cases...
• On the whole....
• It is wodely known that...

4. To Actuate/Stimulate

• I do hope that...
• Hopefully...
• There is reason to believe that...
• I am optimistic about...

5. To Entertain