Advanced Manual Details: Special Occasion Speeches

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Mastering the Toast Objectives:
  • Recognize the characteristics of a toast.
  • Present a toast honoring an occasion or person.

Time: 2-3 minutes
Speaking in Praise Objectives:
  • Prepare a speech praising or honoring someone, either living or dead.
  • Address five areas concerning the individual and his/her accomplishments.
  • Include anecdotes illustrating points within the speech.

Time: 5-7 minutes
The Roast Objectives:
  • Poke fun at a particular individual in a good-natured way.
  • Adapt and personalize humorous material from other sources.
  • Deliver jokes and humorous stories effectively.

Time: 3-5 minutes
Presenting an Award Objectives:
  • Present an award with dignity and grace.
  • Acknowledge the contributions of the recipient.

Time: 3-4 minutes
Accepting an Award Objectives:
  • Accept an award with dignity, grace and sincerity.
  • Acknowledge the presenting organization.

Time: 5-7 minutes

This information is provided as a service to our members.  For full details on each project, refer to the Advanced Speaker manual.