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Used with adverbs:
"
His slurred speech was an indication that he had too much to drink."
(slurred)
"
We were worried that he was going to suddenly give a spontaneous speech."
(spontaneous, obnoxious, direct)
"
We have the right to free speech."
(free)
"
Slang is used mostly in informal speech."
(informal, everyday)
"
We were touched by his emotional speech."
(emotional, challenging, eloquent, excellent, good, impromptu, televised)
"
He fell asleep during the professor's boring speech."
(boring, long, long-winded, rambling)
"
She was really excited to hear the keynote speech."
(keynote, presidential, political, closing, commencement, opening)
"
We were surprised by his farewell speech."
(farewell, resignation, acceptance, concession, victory)
Used with nouns:
"
He struggles with speech impediment."
(impediment, impairment)
"
She needs to find a speech therapist."
(therapist)
"
His son needs speech therapy."
(therapy)
"
New cell phones are capable of speech recognition."
(recognition)
Used with prepositions:
"
He mentioned his mother in his speech."
(in)
"
The president gave a speech on the state of the economy."
(on)
"
The president delivered his final speech to the nation."
(to)
