Question

It is women's day and you have been asked to deliver a speech for the occasion at your school. Which option is the best salutation for the speech?

• A. Respected all,
• B. Hello everybody,
• C. Honourable Principal, Teachers, and my dear friends,
• D. To whom it may concern,

Answer 1

The correct option is C Honourable Principal, Teachers, and my dear friends,

We should always acknowledge and greet the audience before starting with the topic of a speech.

The correct answer is Option C. This is because the speaker addresses the respected members attending the program like the Principal and the teachers along with his school mates, specifying each of them separately to suit the occasion.

Option A is incorrect as everyone attending the program do not hold the same designation and thus everyone cannot be addressed as respected members.

Option B is incorrect as the language or the approach is very informal for the occasion.

Option D is incorrect as the greeting does not specify anyone in particular whereas everyone in the school is somehow known or related to the speaker.