COMS 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Simile, Synecdoche, Alliteration

• School: Cal Poly
• Department: Communication Studies
• Course: COMS 102
• Professor: Dominique Bredeson

Document Summary

Special occasion speaking, speech format, figures and tropes. General purpose: to introduce a featured speaker to audience. Establish a welcoming climate to boost speaker"s credibility. General purpose: to present an award or recognition. General purpose: to accept an award or special recognition. Thank the people giving you the award. Thank the people who helped you get there. General purpose: to praise and congratulate a graduating class. Acknowledge what graduates did to get there. Acknowledge what members of the audience did to help. General purpose: to motivate and inspire an audience at a meeting or special event. General purpose: to honor or praise a person or event. Establish why the subject is worthy of praise. General purpose: to pay tribute to a person who has passed away. Acknowledge loss suffered by family / society. General purpose: to entertain after a dinner event. Conclusion: review, restate topic, tie back to attention getter. Alliteration: at least three repetitions of the same sound.