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 AwardDon’t ExaggerateBe 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