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| − | A speech given by a [[GoH]] at a [[convention]]. For the first few decades of conventions, the GoH Speech would often be the high point of the convention's [[program]]. It was not uncommon for the speech to be carefully prepared and later published. At [[Worldcons]] it, not the [[Hugo Awards]] was often the centerpiece of the [[banquet]].
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| − | As conventions grew larger and more complicated, and as the program became multi-track, and especially as the custom of holding a banquet declined, the GoH speech came to be simply a program item, albeit an important one. (Much to the relief of guests who were not skilled speakers!)
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| − | The all-time record for GoH speeches must be [[Philip Jose Farmer|Phil Farmer's]] speech at [[BayCon]] in 1968. Several geological epochs passed during the speech. By the time it ended, new mountain ranges had risen, and new ocean basins had opened up...
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