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

Speaking without a microphone in a soft but direct voice, Jurado said in a prepared speech that what motivated her to run was the audio leak.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2024

In his prepared speech to the rabbis, Francis said his first thought and prayers goes “above all else, to everything that has happened in the last few weeks,” a clear reference to the Oct.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 6, 2023

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

From Reuters • Aug. 28, 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