The word discourse comes from the Latin "discursus", and according to certain sources it is made up lexically by the prefix "di" which refers to "divergence" or "multiple separation" plus the Latin word "cursus" which means "career". A speech is a set of words that are used in order to transmit, in a generally public, oral and timed way, a message, which manifests that matter about which the issuer thinks and is intended to inform, entertain or convince. In other words, it is that announcement, message or communication that is expressed to a certain audience with the purpose of transmitting some particular information and with it to convince the listeners.
There are a wide variety of speeches, which are classified according to their gender or need, among them are: the argumentative speech here is about convincing the receiver about a certain matter through a logical understanding, in this sources are used to verify everything what is said. The narrative discourse where various facts are manifested through an argument and a plot, here the transmitter exposes his message in the third person, that is, as if he were telling the story; It is structured with a beginning, middle and end. The expository discourse, here is about explaining clearly, objectively and concisely a certain issue, in order to capture attention, and allow the listener to understand what is being talked about.The descriptive discourse where the qualities and dimensions of the things that are raised are shown. The informative discourse where data is exposed with great precision and in a concrete way that comes from reality. And the advertising speech, where its function is to sell a service or product.
Generally speaking, speeches are structured by an introduction where the topic to be discussed and the main idea to be transmitted is projected; followed by a development where each of the arguments that support the idea are presented and finally a conclusion where the main idea of the topic is addressed again and the arguments that were used are briefly listed.
