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Speeches to____________ have the general goal to amuse, delight, and engage the audience for the purpose of enjoyment with a bit of wisdom or tribute often thrown in.

A) commemorate
B) entertain
C) inspire
D) celebrate

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What is the goal of a speech of inspiration and what is it rooted in?

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Jan , who was last year's winner, had the honor of presenting the award to the new "Volunteer of the Year" during the banquet. Jan's speech had a general purpose to

A speech of _______________ presents an event's next or main speakerto the audience.

In a speech of award acceptance, it is inappropriate to show emotion or pride.

Speeches to ____________ set out to motivate, stir, encourage, or arouse the audience.

Frank will be presenting a prestigious scholarship to one student during a community awards dinner. This is an example of a speech to celebrate.

Most special occasion speeches will be delivered using the ____________ method.

Speeches to ____________ will honor or highlight a person, group, institution, place, or event.

Central ideas in shorter special occasion speeches will focus more on

Briefly describe the general creative process for special occasion speaking.

Speeches of introduction should be lengthy so you can adequately honor the guest speaker.

Describe the purpose of a speech of inspiration and five guidelines to follow when creating one.

What are two guidelines for crafting a eulogy?

What makes the special occasion speech more personal and unique than other speeches?

The general purposes of special occasion speeches include to celebrate, to commemorate, to inspire and to entertain.

A sermon is considered a speech to

List two guidelines for crafting a tribute.

Based on what you know about the guidelines for effective speeches of introduction, read the following speech and explain how effective or not you think it is. "The great screen and stage star Rosalind Russell once said, "Acting is like standing up naked and turning around very slow." Luckily, if that is true, out next speaker isn't afraidof baring it all for his craft. It is my honor tonight to introduce a man who has graced our stage and hearts for years. He was here the day they placed the first coat of paint on the stage floor and opened the box office for our first production of Hamlet, where he had the leading role. He has acted in 35 main stage productions, 15 reading hour productions, and directed 18 plays over the years. Tonight, he is going to celebrate the history of the 18th Street Playhouse. He not only knows our history, he is our history. Please, join me in giving a warmwelcome to our founder, Leonardo Garrick."

Joel is giving a commencement speech, which is rather long, but he needs to make sure he adheres to his time requirement. Which delivery method should Joel use?