acceptance speeches
Podium thank-yous afterward
Acceptance speeches are the remarks given when receiving an award, honor, or nomination.
The genre is defined by gratitude—thanking colleagues, family, and institutions—often under time pressure: She rattled off names before the music played her off.
At their best, acceptance speeches are gracious and brief; at their worst, rambling exercises in self-congratulation.
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
- gratitudeThankfulness for kindness received
- applauseCollective hand-clapping approval
- OscarAcademy's golden award
- trophyAward for winning
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- politicsdemocracy, campaigning, campaigns, democrats, bill
- public speakingpublic speaking, keynotes, oratory, oration, presentation
- oratorypublic speaking, oration, orations, addresses, debate
- speechesaddresses, lecture, soliloquy, monologue, oration
- Political DocumentsDeclaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, Federalist Papers, Articles of Confederation, founding documents
- awardsaward, awards, winner, winners, prize
acceptance speechesconcession speeches
Defeated candidates' farewell remarks
farewell addresses · eulogies · farewell speeches · apologies · exit interviews
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