Your Special Occasion Speech
• 3-5 minute time limit
• No outline submitted, but organization
is expected
• No minimum number of sources, but
documentation expected (when
needed)
• Create context or situation
Choose from the Following Genres:
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Toast
Roast
Eulogy
Commencement
Expression of grief
Acceptance
Award presentation
Award acceptance
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Introduction
Tribute
Goodwill
Farewell
After Dinner
Dedication
Keynote/opening
ceremony
Your Special Occasion Speech
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It’s
It’s
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a
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monologue
song
poem
dialogue
skit
It’s a speech
(and it’s worth 50 pts.)
The Key to Writing a Good Special
Occasion Speech:
• Meet the audience’s expectations in a
way that is uniquely yours.
Pictures from www.Kennedy-center.org and www.rolemodel.com, accessed
November 19, 2005.
Two Strategies for Preparing a
Special Occasion Speech
• Identification (connecting to the
audience; inclusive language;
immediacy)
• Magnification (elaborating
on specific traits)
The Easiest Special Occasion Speech
to Write:
• A tribute
– Choose someone you admire/love/respect.
– Identify 3-4 traits about them you
appreciate.
– Each of those traits becomes a main point.
– Develop each main point with
examples/stories that support that trait.
– Add an appropriate introduction/conclusion.