Read the excerpt from a speech. Thank you, Ms. Focault. It is with great pleasure that I speak to you today, on the anniversary of the founding of our company. Over the last 35 years, we have grown from a small three-person team to over 3,000 employees, and today, I’m pleased to announce the addition of another 500 openings! Our patent for the Widget III has just been approved, and we’ll be in production by the end of the month. Which word best describes the speaker's tone? appreciative informative hopeful excited