The phrase "a generic speech" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a speech that lacks specific details or personalization, often intended for a broad audience.
Example: "The politician delivered a generic speech that failed to address the unique concerns of the local community."
Alternatives: "a standard speech" or "a typical speech".
The Washington Post's Jonathan Bernstein writes of "a generic speech and a generic convention for a generic Republican candidate", adding that "everything in it was perfunctory".
In a scathing opinion piece in The Washington Post, Jonathan Bernstein writes of "a generic speech and a generic convention for a generic Republican candidate", adding that "everything in it was perfunctory".
At Gulf Coast High School in Fort Myers, Florida, valedictorian Matt Colligan skipped a generic speech in favor of a rap song, which resulted in a standing ovation and YouTube hit.
They were assigned at random to two groups: one received an intensive educational program (n = 78), and the other just a generic speech (n = 73).
Mr Romney, though, is giving what may be the most generic speech in American political history.
And in speaking of Mr. Pacino, Mr. O'Neal made the generic speech co-stars do so often that we feel we could say the lines along with him: "So good.
While generic speech acts are relatively well-defined, DAs are often specialized to particular domains and they need to be specified.
I remember sitting at my desk, separated from the boys, while she began her very boring, very generic speech on how I may bleed from my crotch and I'll need to know what a pad looks like.
Instead, Mr. Gore and Mr. Lieberman made more generic speeches and barely mentioned welfare.
While the system has been originally developed to enhance speech in noisy environments, we show in this article that it is also effective in suppressing reverberation, thus leading to a generic trainable multi-channel speech enhancement system for robust speech processing.
My Twitter and Facebook feeds were being monitored round the clock and anything the opposing lawyers felt was inappropriate (a generic tweet about free speech after the Charlie Hebdo atrocity, for example) led to instant threatening letters demanding their deletion.
