20 Oct Informative Speech Planning:?Speakers will identify and inform extemporaneously the audience about a contemporary issue facing our local community.? A well-developed planning outline and
Part 1- Informative Speech Planning (100 points): Speakers will identify and inform extemporaneously the audience about a contemporary issue facing our local community.
A well-developed planning outline and a speaking outline is due prior to the presentation.
Presentational aids are required.
A minimum of 15 references is required.
5-7 minute, time limit.
Part 2-
Informative Speech PowerPoint (100 points): Speakers will identify and inform extemporaneously the audience about a contemporary issue facing our local community.
A well-developed planning outline and a speaking outline is due prior to the presentation.
Presentational aids are required.
A minimum of 15 references is required.
5-7 minute, time limit.
Practically Speaking
by J. Dan Rothwell
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Chapter 17 Speeches for Special Occasions
Tribute Addresses
Introductions of Featured Speakers
Speeches of Presentation
Speeches of Acceptance
Commencement Addresses
After-Dinner Speeches
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Chapter 17 Learning Objectives
17.1 Determine strategies for constructing and delivering effective and memorable tribute speeches.
17.2 Identify how to successfully introduce a featured speaker.
17.3 Identify how to deliver a meaningful speech of award presentation or acceptance.
17.4 Identify how to deliver an inspirational commencement speech.
17.5 Identify how to deliver an effective after-dinner speech in a given “after meal” situation.
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Types of Special Occasion Speeches
Tribute Addresses
Introductions of Featured Speakers
Speeches of Presentation
Speeches of Acceptance
Commencement Addresses
After-Dinner Speeches
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Tribute Addresses
Tribute speeches praise, celebrate, or honor a person
Tribute speeches include:
Toasts
Roasts
Tributes for Colleagues
Eulogies
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Tribute Addresses: Toasts
A toast is a brief tribute to a person or couple
Keep them brief
Avoid reading your toast
Memorize key passages
Humor should be playful, but G-rated
Example Wedding Toast: “4 Weddings and a Funeral”
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This Hugh Grant toast as best man at a wedding can be analyzed for appropriateness and effectiveness.
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Tribute Addresses: Roasts
A roast is a purposely humorous tribute to a person
The audience knows and expects that the event is meant to praise the honoree
Humor is the key ingredient of any roast
Keep the tone positive
Be brief
Finish on a heartfelt, serious note
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Tribute Addresses: Tribute to Colleagues
Tributes are a commemorative speech honoring the departing
Tributes should be light-hearted
Emphasize the contributions and notable qualities that everyone will miss
Don’t be afraid to take a small risk and produce a speech that tries something different
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Tribute Addresses: Eulogies
A eulogy is a tribute delivered in praise of a deceased loved one
Show respect for those grieving and provide a sense of closure for those feeling profound loss
Use only gentle humor that humanizes and explores the principle personal characteristics of the deceased
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Guidelines for Constructing an Effective and Appropriate Eulogy
Your opening should capture attention and set the theme
Your organizational pattern is typically narrative
Strive for emotional control
Be balanced and realistic in your praise
Relate what you will most remember and miss about the person
Finish strong
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Are These Eulogies Effective?
Eulogy: “4 Weddings and a Funeral”
Eulogy: Billy Crystal’s tribute to Muhammad Ali
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Have students analyze eulogies for appropriateness and effectiveness.
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Introductions of Featured Speakers
A speech of introduction prepares an audience for a speech to be given by a featured speaker
Create enthusiasm for the speaker
Remember that you are not the main focus
Your last statement should ask the audience to welcome the speaker
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Speeches of Presentation
A speech of presentation communicates to the audience assembled the meaning and importance of the award
You should identify why the recipient has earned the award
Be mindful of what hand the award is in to allow you to shake the recipient’s hand
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Speeches of Acceptance
If you have any inkling you might win an award, prepare a brief acceptance speech
Your acceptance speech should be appreciative, genuine, and humble
Example of a self-depreciating acceptance speech
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Commencement Address
A commencement address is an inspirational speech that occurs at graduation ceremonies
Primary focus is engaging listeners and imparting wisdom
Blend humor with a serious theme
Inspirational commencement addresses should appeal to our better nature
Examples:
Ellen DeGeneres at Tulane University
Brad Delson at UCLA
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Link 1: This commencement address can be analyzed for appropriateness and effectiveness. There is also an introduction of a featured speaker (Ellen) speech and a presentation of an award speech to analyze.
Link 2: Very amusing commencement address by Linkin Park’s Brad Delson (a past communication studies major at UCLA).
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After-Dinner Speeches
An after-dinner speech is a presentation that typically occurs at a formal gathering of some group
It is meant to entertain, but is not stand-up comedy
It should have a central theme and a serious point relevant to that theme
The occasion and makeup of your audience should dictate certain topic choices
Example: Student Speech
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This after-dinner address can be analyzed for appropriateness and effectiveness.
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Review of Chapter 16 Learning Objectives
17.1 Determine strategies for constructing and delivering effective and memorable tribute speeches.
17.2 Identify how to successfully introduce a featured speaker.
17.3 Identify how to deliver a meaningful speech of award presentation or acceptance.
17.4 Identify how to deliver an inspirational commencement speech.
17.5 Identify how to deliver an effective after-dinner speech in a given “after meal” situation.
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