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n not only shows politeness to the addressees, but also brings about intimacy between the speaker and the audience. There are at least two points to be made clear concerning the salutation. One is inclusiveness and the other is appropriateness. ? A. The inclusiveness of salutation ? Salutation in a speech must be inclusive. that is, the speaker should salute all those people who are listening to your speech. Neglect or careless omission of any of them will cause discontent, even serious consequences. Don’t feel bothered to include all the addressees in your salutation. appropriateness of salutation ? Salutations may vary from occupations (such as Senators, Judges), to titles (such as President, Chairman), to honorific (such as Your Majesty, Your Excellency, Your Eminence, Your Holiness, Holy Father), to gender (Ladies, Gentlemen). Or simply to relationships betweem the speaker and audience( Fellow Students, Fellow Countrymen, Guests), etc. ? All these salutations must strictly conform to the identities of the audience. ? In modern speeches, honorific salutations are used only to salute royalties or important religious people. Government leaders or other important figures can simply be saluted as Mr.(Mrs.)+Title, such as Mr. President, , ,or Ambassador . ? 2) Introduction ? A usual formal introduction of a speech, just like a piece of writing, may be one paragraph in which the theme or central idea is introduced. ? Apart from the central idea that should be stated in the introduction, the speaker often tries to say sth that can create an atmosphere of intimacy between the speaker and the audience. ? 3) Argument ? The speaker should devote most of his speaking to the middle part, the argument of the speech. The argument may consist of many paragraphs and be divided into several parts for elaboration or detailed discussion. ? 4) Conclusion ? As the conclusion of a piece of writing, the en