Speech 4: Special Occasion Speech Reading: “Speeches for Special Occasions” http

Speech 4: Special Occasion Speech
Reading: “Speeches for Special Occasions”
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-communications/chapter/speeches-for-special-occasions/Links to an external site.
Create a five-six minute speech that commemorates an occasion (perhaps the end of the semester or the completion of the course). Your speech should acknowledge triumphs and achievements – group, individual, personal – throughout the semester stressing how the audience (your classmates) enabled growth as a public speaker. OR you create an occasion of your own outside of our class but that will be obvious to your audience.
Shout-outs are strongly encouraged! Be creative! Use presentation aids!
Below is a list of speech types commemorating special occasions discussed in the reading:
Speech of Introduction
Speech of Presentation or Acceptance
Speech to Secure Goodwill
Commemorative Speeches: Dedications and Eulogies
The Inspirational Speech
Other Speeches: Farewell, Toasts, and After-dinner Remarks
Other types not discussed in the reading: Commencement Speech, The Roast
STUDENT SAMPLE SPEECH: CCP student, Shrita, bids farewell to turbulent and eventful year the was 2020!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWpNhN9LZW0&feature=youtu.beLinks to an external site.
PROFESSIONAL SAMPLE SPEECH: In an act of allyship, Basketball Player, Paige Bueckers, uses her acceptance speech after being awarded Women’s Collegiate Athlete of the Year to advocate for Black female athletes in July 2021.
https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/31797167Links to an external site.
Rubric
Speech Rubric
Speech Rubric
CriteriaRatingsPts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePurposeSpeech has a clear thesis; supporting detail is relevant to thesis. Speech clearly addresses the rhetorical mode assigned and does not go off task.
25 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeStructureSpeech is clearly and logically organized with a clear beginning, middle and end. The introduction has an interesting attention grabber that leads logically into the thesis and preview. There are clear topic sentences that break the topic into distinct categories. Conclusion gives a recap and feeling of closure.
25 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCredibilityAll sources are cited both verbally and in outline; credible sources are used; quality research has been conducted. For demonstration speech, personal credibility is included.
10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeEye-contactEye-contact with camera is maintained throughout; speaker does not ignore audience or read from cards entirely.
10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeVoice/PhysicalityVoice projects clearly, diction is precise, pace is appropriate. Body language is poised and confident. Fidgeting, space-fillers, and other distractions are kept to a minimum.
10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeTransitions/FlowSmooth transitions are made from point to point; these transitions have clearly been planned in advanced and well-rehearsed.
10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeLanguageStudent uses appropriate language choices for the topic and audience. Language is clear and correctly used. Grammar is correct, and tone is appopriate.
10 pts
Total Points: 100