Sample Speeches of

Public Speaking
REPORTER: RYAN JAMES RAMOS
“Bataan has Fallen”
Salvador P. Lopez
“Bataan has Fallen”
UNFAMILIAR WORDS

WAR-RAVENGED damage cause by war

BLOODSTAINED marked or covered with blood
ADVERSARY opponent
TRIUMPH a great victory or achievement.
BITTERLY In an angry, hurt, or resentful way
IMPERVIOUS unable to be affected by
BEACON a fire or light set up AS A WARNING
 Good evening everyone, everywhere!
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in the has fallen.
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his power and
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thePhilippine-American Freedom
decision had to come. Men fighting
triumph, will credit our troops
troops with on this war-
nothing less
under from somewhere
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of unshakablePhilippines
faith are made
ravagedBataan has fallen,
bloodstained but the
peninsula
than the courage and fortitude that his own spirit that
have laid
of something
made
down it
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arms. Withflesh,
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to are
all the
butnot
troops have shown in battle. Our men have
made of impervious
unbowed, they have steel. The flesh
yielded to must
the yield at
superior
liberty-loving
fought a brave and peoples
bitterly of the world—
contested struggle.
last, endurance
force and melts
numbersaway, ofand
the the end of the
enemy.
All the world will testify
cannot fall!to the most
battle must come.
superhuman endurance with which they stood
up until the last in the face of overwhelming
odds.
Question:
For you, what is the effect of this speech to
the Filipino soldiers and people during the
World War 2?
 RADIO ADDRESS OF ARCHBISHOP JAIME
CARDINAL SIN
Calling on Filipinos to support Ramos and
Enrile
Radio Veritas
February 22, 1986, 11 p.m.
We
My appeal
dear
Minister to
people,
Enrile and the people
this
those iswith to
a very
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critical
him have a just
forand
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country.
food
and expressions
resolution
(Defense) of of crisis.
this
Minister support.
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Those
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spoke who
as
Enrile wish
a people
and to in
General
help should do so. In the
the
Ramoslast have
election, expressing
expressed their
meantime, continue to listen
your preference
position
to Radio with respect
Veritas andforI shall
to the
peaceful
legitimacy
speak to you change.
of I ask
us you
the [Marcos]
again. Let
now to be calm
government.
pray together. and
Let us notto be
prepared
allow a drop toofexpress
blood toagainbe
shed. If we can
your power assolve this
a people.
problem peacefully, that
would be the best.
Question:
Do you think what happened after the
public speech of Cardinal Sin?
What can you say about public
speech?
The Power of Speech

Words are powerful, and, when used well,

they can encourage people to do
something good and bad.