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conferences,conclaves, seminars or meetings. (8) Eulogy
A commemorative speech is in the form of an
address delivered to the audience to comple- Eulogies are delivered at funeral and memo-
ment or applaud someone or something. rial ceremonies to glorify or eulogise the person
who has just passed away. The intention behind
(7) Farewell this type of speech is to express condolences to
the dead person’s family or relations.
Farewell speeches are usually made at those
ceremonies when someone leaves an institu-
tion or organization or at farewell functions.
It is a planned ‘good bye speech’.

Fig 3.1.4 Speeches according to occasions

Speaking to the Mirror the speech which you have prepared? There
Imagine that you have made a great deal of arises the need for a strong self-confidence.
effort to prepare the script for a speech which Our teachers and philosophers have spoken
you are going to deliver someday. But you are eloquently about the necessity of self-confi-
doubtful about your talent and confused about dence in life though how many of us are really
your confidence. What will be the net result of conscious about it is a matter of doubt. In the
case of speaking skills and the presentation of

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