Types of Commercial Speeches
Tributes
You wish to honor a person, group, occasion,
or event.
Subtypes include award presentations, eulogies, and toasts.
Acceptance
You need to acknowledge an award or honor.
Introductions
You must introduce a featured speaker in a program.
Inspiration
You want to motivate listeners to appreciate and commit to a goal,
purpose, or set of values; this may be
religious, commercial, political, or social in nature.
After-Dinner
You want to entertain the audience while leaving a message that can
guide future behavior. Here, as elsewhere,
brevity is golden.
Master of Ceremonies
You must coordinate a program and see that everything runs
smoothly. The master of ceremonies sets the mood
for the
occasion.