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  2. Individual events (speech) - Wikipedia

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    Individual events in speech include public speaking, limited preparation, acting and interpretation are a part of forensics competitions. These events do not include the several different forms of debate offered by many tournaments. These events are called individual events because they tend to be done by one person unlike debate which often ...

  3. Speeches of Barack Obama - Wikipedia

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    Barack Obama gave eighteen speeches on behalf of the Clinton Campaign, many of which were in battleground states, such as North Carolina and New Hampshire. His last speech on behalf of the campaign was delivered at a rally at Independence Hall in Philadelphia on the eve of Election Day on November 7, 2016.

  4. Speech - Wikipedia

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    Speech is a human vocal communication using language.Each language uses phonetic combinations of vowel and consonant sounds that form the sound of its words (that is, all English words sound different from all French words, even if they are the same word, e.g., "role" or "hotel"), and using those words in their semantic character as words in the lexicon of a language according to the syntactic ...

  5. List of speeches - Wikipedia

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    1203: The Baljuna Covenant, an oath sworn by Temüjin, the future Genghis Khan, at his lowest point. 1521: The Here I Stand speech of Martin Luther, defending himself at the Diet of Worms. 1588: Speech to the Troops at Tilbury by Elizabeth I of England, in preparation for repelling an expected invasion by the Spanish Armada.

  6. Public forum debate - Wikipedia

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    Public forum debate is a form of competitive debate where debaters use their evidence and impacts to outweigh the benefits and harms of the opposing side. The topics for public forum have to do with current-day events relating to public policy. Debaters work in pairs of two, and speakers alternate for every speech.

  7. Public speaking - Wikipedia

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    Rhetoric. The main objective of public speaking is to inform or change the audience's thoughts and actions. [7] The function of public speaking is determined by the speaker's intent, but it is possible for the same speaker, with the same intent, to deliver substantially different speeches to different audiences.

  8. Impromptu speaking - Wikipedia

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    Impromptu speaking is a speech that a person delivers without predetermination or preparation. The speaker is most commonly provided with their topic in the form of a quotation, but the topic may also be presented as an object, proverb, one-word abstract, or one of the many alternative possibilities. [1] While specific rules and norms vary with ...

  9. Sermons and speeches of Martin Luther King Jr. - Wikipedia

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    The sermons and speeches of Martin Luther King Jr., comprise an extensive catalog of American writing and oratory – some of which are internationally well-known, while others remain unheralded and await rediscovery. Martin Luther King Jr. was a prominent African-American clergyman, a leader in the civil rights movement and a Nobel Peace Prize ...