dedication speech
Formal opening remarks
A dedication speech is a formal address given when something is officially named, opened, or consecrated—a building, monument, memorial, or public space.
The speaker typically honors the purpose of what's being dedicated and those it commemorates or serves: The mayor gave a brief dedication speech before cutting the ribbon.
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is perhaps the most famous example.
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- ribbon cuttingCeremonial business launch event
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
- ribbonSlender ornamental strip
- unveilingAct of first revealing
grand opening · honor · tribute · commemorate · plaque · applause · standing ovation · audience · keynote · microphone · opening remarks · monument · opening · inaugural · remarks · guest of honor · honored guests · celebration
- ceremonial speecheseulogy, commencement address, inaugural address, farewell address, wedding toast
- speechesaddresses, lecture, soliloquy, monologue, oration
- opening speechesopening remarks, inaugural address, keynote address, keynote, inaugural
- presentationspresentation, slides, slide, keynote, slideshow
- book beginningsforeword, preface, prologue, epigraph, introduction
dedication speechsmall talk
Polite trivial conversation
idle chatter · water cooler chat · chitchat · passing comment · pillow talk
dedication speechclosing remarks
Final statements concluding presentation
farewell address · valedictory · eulogy · obituary · retirement speech
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