Learn and write the given definition in your class work notebook. *We can report or narrate the speech of another speaker in the following two ways : 1. Direct Speech 2. Indirect Speech Definition: 1. Direct Speech : The actual words used by the speaker are called Direct Speech. Example : She said , "I have passed the examination." 2. Indirect Speech : Indirect Speech or reported speech gives an account of something that someone has said but without quoting the actual words that are used. Example : She said that she had passed the examination.