Speech is a skill in Fallout New Vegas (FNV). Read on to see how to increase Speech Skill, the Skill Magazine and Skill Book to increase Speech, what Speech does, and its related perks!

How to Increase Speech Skill

Use a Skill Magazine or a Skill Book

You can increase your Speech skill using Skill Magazines and Skill Books. Skill Magazines can temporarily increase your Speech skill while a Skill Book can increase it permanently.

We recommend grabbing the skill book for Speech to increase this skill for good.

Skill Books Map Locations and Guide

Use a Console Command

You can also increase your Speech skill using a console command. Follow the format above and add your desired level at the end of the command without the [ ] symbol.

What Does Speech Do?

Convince or Deter People

The pen, or tongue for that matter, is truly mightier than the sword. Speech is responsible for most of theskill checks in conversations with NPCs. More often than not, Speech can avoid or downright end unfavorable scenarios, such as the example with pacifying Legate Lanius!

Speech Perks

Fallout New Vegas Related Guides

Best Starting Skills and List of Skills

All Skills

All Skills
Barter	Energy Weapons	Explosives	Guns
Lockpick	Medicine	Melee Weapons	Repair
Science	Sneak	Speech	Survival
Unarmed	-	-	-