Special Type Speeches Entertaining Speech After Dinner Speech

Special Type Speeches

Entertaining Speech (After Dinner Speech) • Provide Amusement or Diversion for the Audience. • Techniques for Entertaining • Anecdotes, Example, and Quotations • Narratives • Descriptions

Introduction Speech • Designed to Introduce a Speaker to the Audience Techniques for Introductions • • • What Kind of Introduction? Brevity & Accuracy Pronounce the Name Correctly, Use the Right Name Set tone, avoid exaggeration, to discuss or not discuss? Don’t Steal! Adapt remarks to occasion, speaker, & audience OBJECTIVE: Creative a sense of anticipation & drama.

Presentation Speech (Award Speech) • A speech that presents someone a gift, an award or some other form of public recognition… • Include Following Elements: • Background Information • Criteria for Recipient Selecting • Achievements of Recipient

Acceptance Speech • Given When Receiving an Award, Honor, Promotion, or some other public recognition • Thank Those Who Helped Thank the People Giving the Award Don’t Exaggerate Be Brief Will Ferrell Acceptance Speech

COMMEMORATIVE SPEECHES

Tribute Speech • Praises or Celebrates a Person, Group, Institution, or Event. • A Tribute Speech Should be Completely Positive Paul Walker Tribute Speech

Eulogy • A Speech of Praise for a Friend, Relative, or Colleague, Who has Died. • Should be Dignified • Don’t Exaggerate Sentimental Events • Focus on Significance

Inspirational Speech • Stir Positive Emotions • Similar to Persuasive Speech • Focused Solely on invoking Emotions • Delivery is Important • Facial Expressions • Posture • Tone of Your Voice

Special Occasion Speech • 5 -6 Min, Visual Aid, 1 -2 Oral References • Follow Ch. 14 informative format for all Special Occasions except Inspirational! • Follow Ch. 15 Motivated Sequence for Inspirational. • Choices: After Dinner, Introduction, Awards, Acceptance, Tribute, Eulogy, Inspirational