Can You Say a Few Words? How to Prepare and Deliver a Speech for Any Special Occasion

Name: Can You Say a Few Words? How to Prepare and Deliver a Speech for Any Special Occasion
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ISBN: 9780312353520

ISBN-10: 0312353529

ISBN-13: 9780312353520

Edition: 2nd 2006 (Revised)

Authors: Joan Detz

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-Your alma mater asks you to say a few words at an upcoming fundraising dinner -You've won an employee award and will have to give a short acceptance speech at the ceremony -Your parents are celebrating their 50th anniversary, and you'd like to make a toast at their party Everyone's counting on you to sound polished, to be prepared, to speak with savvy-in short, to give a speech that's as memorable as the occasion itself. Don't dread these invitations to speak. Instead, learn to prepare clear, concise, and engaging speeches that will live up to your audience's expectations and match the mood of the occasion. Award-winning corporate speechwriter Joan Detz offers solid advice for tackling…

Book details

List price: $19.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication date: 3/21/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.396
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction


Special Occasions


Anniversaries


Awards: Giving Them and Getting Them


Birthdays


Change of Command and Job Promotions


Children and School Groups


Commencements


Dedications: Buildings, Monuments, Parks


Eulogies


Farewells


Fund-raising


Honorary Degrees


Impromptu Speeches


Introducing Speakers


Master of Ceremonies


Meeting


Panel Presentations


Patriotic Ceremonies


Prayers


Question-and-Answer Sessions


Retirement Tributes


Sales/Information Booths


Sports Banquets


Substitute Speaking


Toasts


Words of Welcome


Resources



Preparation Checklist


Glossary of Rhetorical Techniques


Annotated Bibliography


Index of Speakers