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Tribute Speech
Tribute Speech
Time-5-7 minutes
Visuals—Required
Oral Foot Notes–Required
Purpose: You will be asked to give various speeches in your public speaking career. One of the most likely speeches you will give will be a special occasion speech, usually one of a celebratory nature. This assignment will provide an opportunity to practice these skills.
Overview: You will give a tribute speech – or special occasion speech. You will complete an outline for the tribute. Prepare a tribute for a living relative, friend or mentor who has impacted your life, career, or thinking OR who has inspired you to become a voice in the global community. The audience must be able to connect with you and to the person whom you are paying homage.
This tribute should celebrate the existence or the greatness of this person. For the audience, this tribute should help them understand who the person is.
You cannot speak about multiple people. Choose a person. You cannot speak about Jesus Christ, Buddah, Mohammed, etc. or any religious leader who represents the tenets of any major religion.
In addition, you cannot speak about a dead person. NO EULOGIES. You cannot speak about an iconic person.
You should think about ethos, levels of pathos, and logos. Most importantly, you should consider timing—kairos. When and where you place and deliver your examples, visuals, etc. can have a direct impact on the audience.
When you conclude your speech, the audience should want to know the person or want to seek the person out to get to know him/her/they/them/their…
If you are recording this speech, you cannot stop and start the video. NO EDITING. If you decide to edit the video, your speech will receive a failing grade or a zero. Please read the Speaking Requirements.
Learning Outcomes:
Students should be able to meet the Student Learning Outcomes:
Select a speech topic appropriate to the requirements of the occasion.
Write a thorough, well-organized speech outline.
Prepare and utilize effective audiovisual aids.
Exhibit proper elements of good verbal and nonverbal delivery.
Deliver a speech extemporaneously using brief notes.
Compose and create an appropriate thesis statement.
**The speaker cannot develop an expository thesis. The thesis statement must be one sentence—one idea that is not factual, broad, multiple ideas (list), or an announcement. The thesis must be an assertion or an opinion that can be supported with clear examples and other evidence.
PRACTICE
Time limit =5 to 7 minutes. Practice your speech while someone keeps track of time to ensure that you are within the 5-7minute time zone.
DO
Create and develop a thesis statement that will express your opinion about the person. Your thesis must be clearly expressed during the delivery of your speech. Decide what is the specific message that you want your audience to grasp or understand about you and your relationship with the person of honor.
Decide what angle you will use to pay tribute to the person. Please understand that you cannot speak about the person’s entire life. You must adhere to your thesis statement/central idea.
Organize your Outline — Speeches must follow the standard form of introduction, body, and conclusion. Transitions will be necessary between the main points. Speeches must follow a topical or chronological organizational design and will include three main points of your choice.
Create and Include a Visual Aid(s) — You must develop a visual presentation that will tell the story of the relationship. If you use PowerPoint, you can only use three slides; the font should be at least 28. If you decide to use any video footage in the presentation, it should not be any longer than 15 seconds.
Your visual presentation must begin to help the audience to visualize who the person is or help the audience to understand the relationship. Please understand that all the slides do not have to be of the person. Specifically, they should be about the point you are trying to make about the person. For instance, if you say that person gives him/her/they/their/themselves, then the slide needs to represent specifically what you are speaking about. Perhaps you could show a picture of giving hands with some text.
Types of Visuals Aids—Graphs, Charts, Drawings and Photos, Video Animation, Objects and Models, PowerPoint, Prezi, Yourself, or Volunteers.
You may NOT pass around your visual aid. It must be large enough to see from the back of the room. All visuals must be related to thematic subject matter that is being presented. It should not be a random visual that adds little or no value to the speech.
Oral Footnotes: Students must have at least two oral footnotes during the presentation.
Deliver your Speech — Delivery will be extemporaneous – this means, “planned, but not canned.” Thus, plan out what you will say without reading or memorizing. First, organize your ideas in a full-sentence preparation outline format. In this format, your text suggests writing out the introduction and conclusion in its entirety, while outlining the body’s main points as well as subpoints. Read through the speech several times – perhaps try reading it aloud as you write it! Talk to yourself. Gradually reduce your materials to keyword notes and your speaking outline. Next, practice with keywords only – not sentences. Then, when you deliver the speech, you may use no more than 3 note cards containing only keyword notes – no sentences or tiny writing. You may use PowerPoint though you may not simply read it. Think about how you will dress, what you will bring for a visual aid, how you will look at us and how you will use your voice and body to enhance your speech. Dress nicely! Wear comfortable shoes. No hats, hoodies, tanks or t-shirts.
Let’s Get Started.