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The document provides information about toasts and valedictory speeches. It defines a toast as a short speech that honors a person during special occasions involving drinking. It lists procedures for giving a proper toast, such as standing and keeping it brief. A valedictory is a farewell speech, especially one given at graduation, that thanks important people and finds a theme to support in under 10 minutes. Examples of toasts for weddings and New Year's Eve are given, as well as characteristics and a sample valedictory poem.

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TOAST

The document provides information about toasts and valedictory speeches. It defines a toast as a short speech that honors a person during special occasions involving drinking. It lists procedures for giving a proper toast, such as standing and keeping it brief. A valedictory is a farewell speech, especially one given at graduation, that thanks important people and finds a theme to support in under 10 minutes. Examples of toasts for weddings and New Year's Eve are given, as well as characteristics and a sample valedictory poem.

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THANEIL CHAPMAN

TOAST

The toast is a form of speech that addresses a certain special person on special occasions like
weddings, birthdays, New Year’s Eve celebration, and other special times. The toast is presented
by a chosen individual and requires a drink which is normally champagne, accompanied by a
small speech directed to the person of honor. This type of speech originated from the western
hemisphere and requires special procedures to carry out a proper toast of honor.

The procedures are listed as followed:


1. Let the host be given the opportunity to give the first toast to the guest of honor.
2. Always stand when offering your toast.
3. be simple, keep your toast short and to the point also avoid the use of big words.
4. Be brief, avoid the use of more than seven sentences.
5. End on a positive note.

Characteristics:

1. The toast is always short.


2. It is very simple
3. It is addressed to a special person of honor
4. It is a positive speech
5. It is used on very special occasions

Examples:

Wedding toast

Once in a while, in the middle of an otherwise ordinary life, love bestows on us a fairy-tale, a
romance that is true and pure. I have never seen another couple as in love as these two people
here who have been married today and I am so honored to know and love them. Congratulations
to you both and to the beautiful future that lays ahead of you.

New Year’s Eve

Here's a toast to the future, a toast to the past, and a toast to our friends, far and near. The
past a bright dream; may our friends remain faithful and clear. May you live as long as
you want and never want as long as you live.
THANEIL CHAPMAN

VALEDICTORIAN

A valedictory is a speech expressing farewell, as at a school graduation. The adjective


valedictory relates to saying good-bye, but almost always refers to a speech or address; this
speech is mainly used on occasions like graduations.

You can write an effective valedictorian speech by finding your theme, outlining big pointers to
support your theme. When delivering your speech remember that you are not only addressing the
audience but also you are addressing yourself as well, keep your speech at least 5-10 minutes
short and save your biggest message for the ending also remember to send out gratitude to
specials persons in your speech, these persons could be your parents, teachers, classmates,
principal, vice principals, ect.

CHARACTERISTICS:

1. Expresses a meaningful farewell.


2. Usually short.
3. Always addressed at graduation ceremonies.
4. Expresses thanks.

EXAMPLE:

Today we are throwing our caps in the air


Getting ready to go different ways
To tackle the world head on my friends
And to start on the very first phase
Of adult life with all it implies
No more running home to mum
But making her proud of the lives we lead
And showing our dads we’re not dumb.
So today as we sit in this great big hall
We’d like to give our thanks to you all
For being there when we needed you
Now it’s our turn to show what we do
I don’t know how or why or when
But goodbye my friends until we meet again

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