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The purpose of an introduction or ceremonial speech is to:…
The purpose of an introduction or ceremonial speech is to:
introduce the guest speaker
c rea te a welcoming, attentive, ready and motivated to listen anticipation in the audience
focus and unite the audience preparing them for what is to come.
Guidelines
For this assignment, you are to introduce one of your classmates to the rest of the class. The point is to present a speech as if you are the speaker introducing a person at a dinner given in their honor. This is called ceremonial speech. For example, a person just won an award, an election, or they have been promoted to some lofty post. You can decide on the reason for the honor.
Below are some details you need to find out about your classmate that you can present to the audience. Include four of the following items in your speech. In a few sentences, explain or elaborate on each. Remember to make them as interesting as possible.
1) Current academic or career goals
2) Favorite activity or hobby
3) Who most inspires them and why
4) Members of immediate family
5) One interesting detail about the person
6) One interesting detail about their hometown
7) The principles or beliefs they live their life by; why they are being honored
ANSWERS:
1) Current academic or career goals- My academic goal is to manage my time a little better. My career goal is to open a small business associated in beauty cosmetics. I also would like to work in management utilizing my business administration degree in the healthcare field.
2) Favorite activity or hobby- My favorite activity is traveling with my family. I enjoy vacationing and enjoying family time with my loved ones.
3) Who most inspires them and why- My three small kids inspire me to keep reaching my goals.
4) Members of immediate family- Husband Luis, 9-year-old daughter Vanessa, 6-year-old son Luis Jr., and 5-year-old daughter Liana.
5) One interesting detail about the person- I enjoy making candied fruits
6) One interesting detail about their hometown- Pittston is known for their Tomato festival every year.
7) The principles or beliefs they live their life by; why they are being honored. I believe that anyone can achieve their goals if they work hard enough to accomplish it.
Directions/Tips
Interview your classmate, and write down some entertaining highlights from his/her life. Make sure you are tailoring your introductory speech to the audience, not to the person you are introducing. As the speaker, you need to convince the audience that he/she is a good person while making them seem as interesting as possible. (Remember, the goal of every speech is to improve the lives of the audience. Why should they listen to you?)
Do not forget to decide on a reason as to why your classmate is being honored.
Organize your information into some kind of logical pattern that will make it easy for the audience to follow. Do it chronologically or otherwise. The pattern of the speech needs to be very clear. This is accomplished by using “signposts” or linking devices that cue the audience in to what is coming next. For example: “Saul originally majored in nuclear physics at Stanford, but you may wonder why he currently is not a physicist. Saul later decided radio was what he really wanted to do with his life. That’s why he’s poor and unemployed today!”
