Respond to at least TWO prompts and to AT LEAST TWO of your classmates. 1. What types of "special occasion" speeches have you attended? What made these speeches memorable? Be specific. I have attended many weddings and funerals which included special occasion speeches. The wedding speech that stuck out to most to me was at my cousin Melanie's wedding, her fiance at the times best friend gave such a tear jerking speech it was hard to not get emotional. He started with how they met in elementary school and were very competitive against one another to the point of injury. Over the years they were there for eachother through many phases in life and supported each other through high school issues and continued through their adult life. By telling their memorable stories in life and the adversity they faced through tragic events and stood by each other as friends really played on Pathos, that emotional connection made everyone in the room feel like they understood what a strong and brotherly friendship they shared. …show more content…
My father watched my best friend grow since birth and expressed how proud of the young man he was and how honored out of all the people he could have went to prom with he chose me. Explaining the in depth relationship they had and how he was honored to have him live with us and share great memories was something he would always keep close to his heart. I can only share some of this speech. Sharing Pathos really can draw the audience in and make them feel the loving nature my dad felt toward this young man. Also the in depth nature of a speech and really give the audience a mental picture of what type of love and relationship people can have and they can relate on a personal
The speech I chose was Cal Ripken Jr.’s it was given at the Orioles home ball park, Camden Yards at his last home game before retiring. It is a special occasion speech and was given in front of over 48,000 fans. He used a tried and true opening sentence that although a little altered had a very familiar ring. He opened with “As a kid, I had this dream” a very loose but familiar take on MLK’s “I have a dream”. This was a great attention getter and probably had people on their feet immediately. This audience was already motivate to hear his speech so that was not an issue. Most of the fans were there for the purpose of hearing his retirement speech. He did not preview his points in the introduction he addressed those in the body of his speech one at a time. He did not try to establish credibility as he was speaking about himself so who knows more about him than himself.
The speech that I have chosen is of Lieutenant Colonel Harold in the 2002 movie We Were Soldiers. The speech occurs in the beginning of the movie prior to the soldiers heading into war in Vietnam. I chose to deliver this speech because its message is very powerfully and meaningful. Due to it encouraging soldiers to look beyond their identity and unit to accomplish a
Perhaps, also wondering if it actually will be informative for an individual can be something very intimidating. Kevin chose to talk about the World cup, something that has never brought much entertainment to me. The way that Kevin was talking, with so much passion shown to his audience caught my attention, not to mention the humor he used along with it. Presenting a speech to the class is as if one was having an ongoing conversation with strangers and letting them know why the topic brings so much interest to you. Not to mention, one must seem into it to not lose the audience interest, which is what Kevin did. Kevin used hand gestures letting the audience or perhaps myself know that he was actually meaning what he was
I did not want to sound too nostalgic since I’m not the emotional type, but I also did not want to come across as indifferent. It was a difficult task, but I knew I could accomplish it. A week before the banquet, the senior cheerleaders were given the task of writing speeches about their coaches and their teammates. I am not the kind of person to voluntarily put myself in a situation where I have to speak in front of others.
The famous “Last Lecture” speech is moving speech by Randy Pausch, a father a husband, and a greatly remembered computer science professor at Carnegie Melon University. In his mid-40s he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He had 10 tumors in his liver and was given 3 to 6 months to live. This speech is a wonderful story of his life and accomplishments and has great rewarding lessons throughout the whole lecture. He says that he is not going to talk about cancer, his wife or kids (because it makes him upset), or spirituality and religion. The main point of this speech was childhood dreams, enabling the dreams of others, and lessons learned. He shares his childhood dreams and how he basically accomplished all of him because he tried and
The enduring value of a speech lies in the speaker’s ability to ardently connect with the
It is said that a great speech has a good beginning, a good ending, and most importantly, the two are as close together as possible.
Throughout history many important people have spoken about their beliefs and values, and much of what they’ve shared with us has become so important to our lives today. The words they spoke, have become the words we’ve read and these words continue to inspire us on a daily basis. Not only do these words add determination into our lives, they help us become better people as well. Jimmy Valvano’s Espy Awards Speech, JFK’s Inaugural Address, MLK’s I Have a Dream Speech, President Obama’s Inaugural Address and Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address all have become iconic speeches in the history of the United States. Overall, the speeches are still so important today because of the emotion and compassion that was brought forth by the rhetorical strategies.
This speech is bigger than me... bigger than this graduating class... and the world surrounding us. It is an epiphany. This speech is for the little guy, the middle man and the guy who is always behind the scenes... For the past four years, we have seen stories, read newspaper articles, and have heard announcements about our star athletes, scholars and over achievers.
Eidenmuller, Michael E. Great Speeches for Better Speaking: Listen and Learn From America’s Most Memorable Speeches. New York: Mcgraw Hill, 2008. Google Books. Web. 4 September 2010.
Commencement speeches are often a sending off to the graduates by a highly regarded person, and is suppose to have a purpose. The purpose of the speech is to: motivate, inspire, encourage, provoke, a call to action, and to give hope to the graduates as well as congratulate them on their achievements. Often the speaker is someone who is famous or have been successful in their life. In regards to how the speech is given, it usually starts out with the speaker congratulating the class. They will typically try to relate to the audience by making fun of themselves to lower them to the graduates level. A conventional speech follows these conventions, but not all stay within the bounds, mostly due to wanting to be remembered or heard. David Foster
When we got into the large white tent installed on the Athletic field where the ceremony was held, the audience stood up and started to applaud and cheer. The atmosphere was festive, and it made me feel more relaxed and comfortable. In an organized way, we filled the rows and proceeded to the seats reserved for the future graduates. Then, we raised for the faculty procession and remained standing through the conclusion of the national anthem sang by one of the future graduate. It was a very emotional moment, her powerful voice invades the room. We all seated in unison at the end of the national anthem. Then, the first honor guests came up on the stage for his speech. I have never been to a commencement ceremony, but I knew that we would not miss the long speech part. I ended up being right because the speeches took at least one hour or so. Yet, most of the speeches were
For the informative speech I chose to inform my audience about Muncie Indiana. I did this topic to get the attention of ball state students, and make them realize what an awesome place Muncie Indiana really is. I informed them on the history of Muncie to hopefully encourage them to get more involved in the community outside of classes. I feel that the students learned a lot about Muncie they would have never known. I do believe could have done a better job at making in more intriguing and kept their attention all the way through my speech. If I would have done this better I would have been able to sale the idea getting more involved with the city that brought thousands of students their college education.
The commencement ceremony encourages each student’s search for knowledge. It often includes a speech which seeks to put their recent hard work into the context of their future. Oprah Winfrey’s Harvard commencement speech and Bill Gates’s Harvard commencement speech both give Harvard graduates important advice for the future. While there are differences between Oprah Winfrey and Bill Gate’s commencement speeches at Harvard, they both agree that students should find a purposeful cause in their lives and find the solution. Both speeches are full of ideas that are geared to motivate the graduates, help them set goals, and strive for things in life. The speeches give them a message to takeaway for later. Not all speeches are the same but they seem to have similar running theme to them.