"Especially when the general gives his little speech in a few minutes."
This little speech had always gone over rather well in the past, especially with men of substance.
I was told to make that little speech and then get down to business.
But I could tell the audience were taking in my little speech.
Remember your pretty little speech about us all sticking together until we got through this?
I had quite surprised myself by this little speech but it was the truth.
This little speech brought the matter to an end for the evening.
People got up and made little speeches about what an excellent student she'd been, how they'd all known she would do so well.
He could see that his little speech had made quite an impression on her.
But your little speech would play very well on the net.