American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: Al Gore: Columbine High School Memorial Address
This is the text, audio, and video of the Columbine High School memorial address delivered by Al Gore on April 25, 1999, in Columbine, Colorado, following the shootings and deaths at Columbine High School.
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Boundless Communications: Speeches for Special Occasions
This lesson plan focuses on speeches for special occasions including, introduction speeches, goodwill speeches, inspirational speeches, acceptance and presentation speeches, dedications and eulogies, and farewells, toasts, and...
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Boundless Communications: Types of Public Speeches
This lesson focuses on the types of public speeches including informative, persuasive, and speeches for special occasions. It also discusses the difference between informative and persuasive speeches. SL.11-12.6 Speaking tasks
Other
American Rhetoric: Art Monk: Pro Football Hall of Fame Induction Speech
This is the video [18:11] of Art Monk's induction speech to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2008.
McGraw Hill
Mc Graw Hill: Public Speaking in a Diverse Society
Ten-slide PowerPoint presentation on special occasion speeches. Not much for depth, but you can download the presentation for a class project. Covers types of everyday speeches, especially special occasion speeches, giving definitions.