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Commemorative Speech – Instructions T Commemorative Speech – Instructions Assignment Overview
The general goal of this speech is to entertain and/or to celebrate. These types of speeches are commonly used in special occasion situations. Choose a speech from one of the following types of special occasion speeches in your textbook, listed under Commemorative Speaking:
Commemorative Speeches Assignment Guidelines
Be sure to adhere to the following content, style, and delivery choices when crafting your own speech:
Content
- Remember to find unique ways to raise your overall ethos (e.g. credibility, likeability, character, goodwill).
- Your speech content can be real or make-believe, and should elicit some clear emotion (happy, celebratory, sad, mournful, etc.) to raise your pathos.
- You should use evidence and support in the form of examples, narratives, analogies, and metaphors in this speech. These forms of evidence will reinforce your logos.
Style
- You will need to organize the speech according to the principles of organization for the type of special occasion speech you choose. See chapter readings to review the different organizational requirements for each of these speeches.
- You can prepare a speaking outline (e.g., notecards) but it is not required. The speaking outline should be hand-written onto a single notecard and contain no more than 3 words per point. This does not have to be turned in.
- Remember that strong speech organization raises your overall ethos.
Delivery
- Delivery must adhere to the usual rubric requirements: eye contact, body movement and hand gestures, vocal quality and variation, and an extemporaneous speaking style.
- As always, strive to demonstrate high levels of pathos in your delivery.
- This is a formal speech. You should dress appropriately and stand while delivering your speech. I should be able to see your whole body while performing your speech.
Time Allotment
- The required time range for this speech is 2-3 minutes. You will have an extended 10-second grace period on both ends of the time limit, but anything beyond that will adversely affect your grade.
