Special Ocation Speeches/ week3o

Special occasion speeches are some of the most common speeches given on a day-to-day basis. These speeches aren't only given as presenting something. They are speeches for you friends, families, to entertain and to express how you feel about something. The best example of social media and speeches is obviously YouTube. You can't read a speech and understand the true meaning of it. You have to hear the tone and timing of the speaker to get the full message they are trying to send.



Here are some examples:



A farewell speech- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJrlTpQm0to

This is a farewell to the Yankee Stadium speech by Derek Jeter. In his speech he honors the fans that have been loyal for so long. He appreciates and remembers the stadium for being such a good home for them. At the end of the speech he asks the audience to take the memories they have made with the old stadium and combine them with the memories they will make in the new stadium.

An inspirational speech- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO4tIrjBDkk

This is an inspirational speech that Al Pacino gives to his football team in the movie Any Given Sunday. He uses ethos when he admits how he has screwed up in his life and he wouldn't want these guys to do the same. He uses logos by talking about times in different fights when people have one by inches. He also uses pathos when he talks about how if they don't work together they'll die alone. The speech is a good inspirational one because Al Pacino uses the speed and intensity of his voice speeding up and getting louder to get the team pumped up and he slows down and gets quieter when he wants them to feel emotion. He leaves them with the question, "Now, what are you gonna do?" This is where the team gets really pumped up and starts screaming.

Tribute Speech- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5pBN3cE-2A

This is a tribute speech to Steve Irwin by his daughter Bindi. She does a great job not only because she is his daughter and expresses how much she loves and will miss him, but because she encourages the audience to keep him in their memory and support saving wildlife like Steve always faught for.