Public Speaking

260 CHAPTER 18^ Speaking on Special Occasions

Summary

Special occasion speeches function to integrate the members of the group with one

another and with the community in which they exist. You’ll hear these talks in a variety

of organizations—from clubs and volunteer associations to business, educational, and

religious institutions. You may have numerous opportunities to introduce newcomers or

bid farewell to a person departing your group, to make announcements or nominations,

to present or receive awards, to honor people with tributes, toasts, or eulogies, and to

make other speeches that celebrate special events or that inspire audiences on special

occasions.

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Key teRMS

The terms below are defined in the margins throughout this chapter.

statement of reasons pattern 254

criteria-satisfaction pattern 254

exemplum 259

CRitiCal thinKinG   exeRCiSeS

1. For an excellent example of an awards acceptance speech, read or listen to Martin
   Luther King Jr.’s Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech. You can easily find it online.
   Jot down at least three “wave” patterns in the speech (see Chapter 9) and list at least
   two examples of vivid, interesting language.


2. Go to YouTube and search for “wedding toast.” (Some speeches there are technically
   not toasts because no drink is involved.) Evaluate at least two speeches according to
   the following guidelines: it should be (1) relatively short, (2) focused on the couple not
   the speaker, and (3) including positive, not embarrassing, details.

appliCation exeRCiSeS

1. Write an announcement about a campus event and deliver it to your class.


2. Create and deliver an exemplum speech around a quotation. Use a personal experi-
   ence in which you learned a significant lesson that the quotation summarizes.


3. Work with a small group of your classmates to write a speech of introduction, farewell,
   or award presentation or acceptance.

Reflect on what you’ve

learned.

Review your Flashcards.

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