Dearly Beloved
The Tribute Presentation
Communication Applications
Your next presentation in Communication Applications class pays tribute to an
important person in your life. Your tribute may follow one of three formats: a wedding
toast, a funeral eulogy, or an award presentation.
Wedding Toast
If you wish to pay tribute to a person who is alive and
whom is close to you, you will give a wedding toast.
Toasts are typically given at the dinner reception after the
couple’s wedding, and is spoken by someone very close
the bride and/or groom like a best friend or a sibling (for
this speech, you will pretend that you are the best man or
maid of honor). The supporting ideas of your
presentation should cover, in order:
A.
all the good things you think about the
bride/groom (whoever your buddy/girl is),
B.
all the good things about whomever your buddy/girl is marrying, and
C.
how the bride and groom make each other a good person, and what you
wish for them.
Funeral Eulogy
If you wish to pay tribute to a person who has died,
you will give a speech known as a eulogy. This
speech is typically given at the person’s funeral, and
is meant to allow the mourners to remember good
times with, and good things about, the recently
deceased person). The supporting ideas of your
presentation should cover, in order:
A.
a good time you had with the deceased,
B.
a good lesson/trait you learned from the deceased, and
C.
what will be the deceased’s legacy (what will everyone remember them
for?).
Award Presentation
A third option, if you wish to pay tribute to a person who is alive
or dead, is a speech in which you are presenting that person with
an award. This speech is typically given at the award ceremony,
and is meant to celebrate the person, their achievements, and
what they mean to the community who is concerned with the
award. The supporting ideas of your presentation should cover,
in order:
A.
who is the person you are honoring,
B.
what achievements have they done to deserve this
award, and
C.
what do they mean to the community who is honoring them with an award
(in other words, what’s their legacy to the community)?
Acceptance Speech (A.K.A. “The Matthew McConaughey Speech”)
Your fourth option is that you are receiving an award, and you are paying tribute to
people in your acceptance speech. This speech is typically given at the award ceremony,
and is meant to celebrate those who have helped you achieve that ward. The supporting
ideas of your presentation should cover, in order:
A.
the person(s)/thing(s) you look up to,
B.
the person(s)/thing(s) you look forward to, and
C.
the person(s)/thing(s) you chase.
Your presentation must last at least two minutes and can be no longer than four
minutes.
PARTNER OPTION!
If you wish to partner-up for your speech, each partner should speak a relatively equal
time. Your presentation, then, must last at least three minutes and can be no
longer than five minutes. If it’s evident one person speaks way more than the other,
you must re-do the speech another day, and it will be considered late!
Best Man’s or Maid of Honor’s Speech
Outline
I.
II.
III.
Introduction
A.
An appropriate hook: a little story about the person, a joke, something to
do with the person being paid tribute. (e.g. “There’s this one time in band
camp…Priscilla and I played ‘truth or dare.’ I dared her to text Jose, ‘Hey,
hottie…homecoming?’ He actually said yeah…and they’ve been together
ever since.”)
B.
Introduce yourself and how you’re related to the person being honored.
(e.g. “I’m Lisa, Priscilla’s sister and maid of honor.”)
C.
Thesis statement: “I am here to pay tribute to ___.”
D.
Roadmap of what you’re going to say in the body of your tribute.
1.
All the good things you think about the bride/groom, whomever
you are representing (“I want to tell you what I think about Lisa…”).
2.
All the good things about whomever your friend is marrying (“…and
Jose…”)
3.
How the bride and groom make each other a good person, and what
you wish for them (“…and how they just make each other even
better.”).
Body
A.
All the good things you think about the bride/groom.
1.
How did you two meet?
2.
Do you have a story about you two (that’s appropriate to say) that
shows how good of a person is he/she?
B.
All the good things about whomever your buddy/girl is marrying.
1.
How did you two meet?
2.
Do you have a story about you two (that’s appropriate to say) that
shows how good of a person is he/she?
C.
How the bride and groom make each other a good person, and what you
wish for them.
Conclusion
A.
Review the roadmap of your tribute speech.
1.
All the good things you think about the bride/groom.
2.
All the good things about whomever your buddy/girl is marrying.
3.
How the bride and groom make each other a good person, and what
you wish for them.
B.
Thesis statement: restate it (“I am here to pay tribute to ___.”) or update
it (“I just paid tribute to ___.”)
C.
An appropriate “final answer.” You should use the same device that you
used in the attention getter: a joke or a little story about the person.
Funeral Eulogy Speech
Outline
I.
II.
III.
Introduction
A.
An appropriate hook: a little story about the person, a joke, something to
do with the person being paid tribute.
B.
Thesis statement: “I am here to pay tribute to ___.”
C.
Roadmap of what you’re going to say in the body of your tribute speech.
1.
A good time you had with the deceased.
2.
A good lesson/trait you learned from the deceased.
3.
What will be the deceased’s legacy (for what will they be
remembered)?
Body
A.
A good time you had with the deceased. This should be a story that shows
how good a person/friend was the deceased, and it should be a personal
story that you know people will want to hear.
B.
A good lesson/trait you learned from the deceased. This is your way of
letting everyone know the deceased was a good role model.
C.
What will be the deceased’s legacy? For what will everyone remember
them?
Conclusion
A.
Review the roadmap of the body of your tribute speech.
1.
A good time you had with the deceased.
2.
A good lesson/trait you learned from the deceased.
3.
What will be the deceased’s legacy?
B.
Thesis statement: restate it (“I am here to pay tribute to ___.”) or update
it (“I just paid tribute to ___.”)
C.
An appropriate “final answer.” You should use the same device that you
used for a hook: a joke or a little story about the person.
Awards Presentation Speech
Outline
I.
II.
III.
Introduction
A.
An appropriate hook: a little story about the person, a joke, something to
do with the person being paid tribute.
B.
Thesis statement: “I am here to pay tribute to ___, the recipient of the
[name of the award].”
C.
Roadmap of what you’re going to say in the body of your tribute speech.
1.
Who the person is.
2.
What have they done to earn this honor.
3.
What does that person mean to the community that is behind this
award.
Body
A.
Who the person is. Tell us what they do, where they came from, what
education they have had, what they have done in the past.
B.
What have they done to earn this honor. Be specific in the actions done
that warranted the award.
C.
What does that person mean to the community that is behind this award.
This is equivalent to saying what their legacy will be to the community.
Conclusion
A.
Review the roadmap what you said in the body of your tribute speech.
1.
Who the person is.
2.
What have they done to earn this honor.
3.
What does that person mean to the community that is behind this
award.
B.
Thesis statement: restate it “This was a tribute to ___, the recipient of the
[name of the award].”
C.
An appropriate “final answer.” You should use the same device that you
used for a hook: a joke or a little story about the person.