Dear guests, thank you for coming to us today to celebrate the 11th anniversary of our marriage. Eleven years ago I asked this woman to marry me and was childishly thrilled to call her my wife for the first time in my life. I can still recall the slightest particulars…

Speaking, or more precisely its effective application, is a source of stable income for politicians, salespeople, teachers, ad men, actors and journalists. Are you sure that you yourself will never have to deliver a public speech? Irrespectively of your attitude towards public speaking, you might have to introduce your firm…

Dear family and guests, my wife and I are glad to welcome all of you at the party. We would like to express our gratitude to friends and family members from both sides who helped to prepare and arrange this great day and contributed to the feeling of a fairy-tale…

Hello. My name is George Robins, and I am the candidate for the Student Council Representative. Last year members of the Student Council did a great job by adjusting the academic schedule to our needs, organizing the clubs of national minority students and improving the living conditions in the hostel.…

Definition A Christmas speech is given to celebrate Christ’s nativity and living of all Christians in Jesus Christ. Structure/outline Introduction: creating the atmosphere of the miraculous event that is one of the greatest holidays in Christianity. Main body: Shared memories of Christmas time in the past. A Christmas story. Hopes…

Definition A thank you speech is a short public speech, which serves to express gratitude for something that was presented/offered to a person as a spiritual gift (love, support, help, personal time, caring attitude) or material one (a tangible article). Structure/outline A model thank you speech should consist of three…

Definition A Student Council speech is a short speech, which is presented in front of a homogeneous group of student voters and contains a personal explanation why a speaker is the best candidate for a definite position in a Council as a democratic organ of school administration. Preparatory research Before…

Definition A persuasive speech is a speech aimed at influencing values, ideas, beliefs and attitudes of the audience. Pragmatically, a persuasive speech is used to convince people to come a different idea, attitude and belief, react to something, consider doing things they were previously unwilling to do. Characteristics There are…