A mayor speech is a public presentation that highlights the goals and priorities of a city’s government. Mayors often give annual State of the City speeches that provide a platform to engage with community members and share information about their administration’s accomplishments over the past year. These speeches can also highlight key issues that the city is facing and present a vision for its future.
A mayor (also called a chief executive officer or a city manager) is a local government official who governs the city council. Mayors are elected for a fixed term of six years by the municipal council, which is usually directly from voters via a local-government election or from within the council at a meeting. Mayors may wear robes and a chain of office and are styled His/Her Worship when at ceremonial functions.
A mayor’s speech is typically organized into an introduction, body and conclusion. The main points of the speech are numbered and labeled with Roman numerals, while the subpoints are designated using Arabic or lowercase letters and are separated from one another by a few spaces. This type of logical outline format helps audiences follow the speaker’s main ideas and allows them to easily identify the supporting evidence used in the speech. When preparing an outline, it is helpful to include the title of the speech, the specific purpose statement and the thesis statement. This information is useful to you, the speaker, because it reminds you of what your audience will need in order to understand and support your points.