It may have been his opening speech of the 1997 season.

The opening speech has been held by international celebrities since 2001.

Hence his opening speech about those killed in the conflict.

The economy also dominated the president's opening speech on 22 August.

President Bush referred to the last five months when he departed from the tradition of a 16-word opening speech.

The quiet statement stopped the neat little opening speech she'd prepared.

At one point Maxine dropped in and asked him to listen to her opening speech.

His opening speech came out in a burst of words.

Allow me, however, to say a few more words following my opening speech.

"The opening speech or speeches will become secondary issues," he said.