Practicing Success
Read the following passage and answer the question that follows by choosing the correct option: The Entertaining Speech - There was no respect for youth when I was young, and now that I am old there is no respect for age. I missed it coming and going. - J. B. Priestley Unlike the Persuasive Speech, which changes mindsets, and the informative Speech, which transfers knowledge, an Entertaining speech makes the speaker and the listener feel good about life and themselves. An Entertaining Speech is light, fun and gracious. Speeches in the form of toasts, roasts, stand-ups, and after dinner chats are examples of entertaining speeches. An Entertaining Speech sells or promotes happiness and gratitude. Still, as speeches go, the Entertaining Speech needs a good opening, a good closing, and a fun-filled relevant middle. The closing need not be a summary or a call for action, but it needs to end on a high and happy note. The elements of an entertaining speech are:
The speaker also needs to open up and get close to the audience mentally, physically, and emotionally. |
Which of the following is not an example of an Entertaining Speech? |
Stand -ups in the club The Best Man's speech at a wedding reception Welcome toast at a farewell Valedictory at a seminar |
Valedictory at a seminar |
The option that is not an example of an Entertaining Speech is: Valedictory at a seminar Here's why:
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