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Which of the following speeches has the general purpose to commemorate?

A) a roast
B) a commencement
C) a eulogy
D) an award acceptance

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A(n) _______________ is a humorous tribute to a person.

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Special occasion speaking often intertwines with our personal lives.

Lee hears a motivational talk at church services on Sunday, an example of a speech to inform.

The final stage in creating your special occasion speech is to

A speech to celebrate will honor or highlight a person, group,institution, place, or event.

Howie has been asked to present an award to a fellow Rotary Club member during a local meeting. In his speech, Howie should be sure to

The word _______________ derives from the Greek word meaning "topraise" or "good word."

Describe the first step in creating your special occasion speech.

Speeches to ____________ are expected to be cheery, playful, light, and usually optimistic, but may have an underlying serious message.

Which speeches have the general purpose to inspire?

At the park district's open house, the park commissioner gave a brief speech before cake was served. The general purpose of this speech is to _______________ .

A speech of award presentation should not be longer than _______________ minutes and often is much shorter.

Most special occasion speeches will be delivered extemporaneously.

Fill in the types of speech in the right-hand column represented by the general purpose of the speech on the left.

What is the first step in creating a special occasion speech?

Speeches to entertain avoid serious messages or content which is not light in tone.

Which of the following speeches does NOT have the general purpose to celebrate?

Speeches to _______________ have the general goal to amuse, delight, and engage the audience for the purpose of enjoyment, but may include an underlying serious message.

A(n)_______________ speech has the general purpose to celebrate,commemorate, inspire, or to entertain.