The article examines the problem of oral professional speech of a future primary school teacher as an effective means of communication in the educational process. It is noted that the leading role in the speech of the future primary school teacher is oral speech – the process of speaking, communicative influence on the listener with the aim of providing educational information, knowledge in the form of a monologue or dialogue, using native methods, techniques and means for positive and productive activity of learners. The main goal of professional and pedagogical speech is to ensure productive communication and interaction between the teacher and students; the positive influence of the teacher on the consciousness of the students in order to form their beliefs and motives of activity. It is noted that for successful pedagogical communication, the future primary school teacher needs culture (lexical, grammatical, orthographic literacy, expressiveness) and technique (breathing, diction, timbre, tempo, dynamics) of speech. The implementation of these skills in the future teaching profession requires primary level teachers to study in-depth linguistic material from the modern Ukrainian language, speech culture, rhetoric, and perfect mastery of professional speech in general.