prepared speech

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"We have to do better, we must do better," vowed Mr Fletcher, who cast aside his prepared speech when he stood under a canopy facing rows of Sudanese women and children, clapping and ululating.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2024

He read his prepared speech in Spanish but at the end, shifted into impromptu Italian and said:

From Reuters • Aug. 28, 2023

Francis made the comments to explain why he chose not to deliver a prepared speech to visiting charity workers for Eastern rite churches.

From Washington Times • Jun. 22, 2023

Deviating from his prepared speech, Francis spoke about a homeless German man who recently died, “alone, abandoned,” under the colonnade circling St. Peter’s Square, where homeless persons often sleep.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 2, 2023

“The first step to honest communication about race is to realize that you cannot equate all racisms,” she said, and then launched into her carefully prepared speech.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie