Featured speaker Arvee Robinson often shares with her audiences the three types of speeches you need to promote your business. In this video, taken on lovely Catalina Island when I was there for my birthday in August, I share my take on these three types of speeches. In […]
A farewell speech is given when someone retires, graduates or moves on to another phase of their career. This is a ceremonial speech given by someone who had an impact on what he or she is leaving behind. This kind of speech is often emotionally charged because leaving can be bittersweet.
The gathering has had a great time. They’ve celebrated some occasion together with a good meal. And now, they are expected to listen to you give a speech!
If you do a good job in anything and everything you do, chances are that at some point, someone is going to present you with an award. Did you know there is an effective way to accept that award with grace and professionalism? In today’s post, I’m going to share with you some tips on how to do just that!
At some point in your life, you’ll probably have the opportunity to formally reward someone for a job well done. When you do this in front of others it increases the perceived value of the honor.
When done well, an interpretive reading can be as entertaining as any skit, play or musical performance. If you are a fiction author or poet, mastering this type of speech can really help you sell more of your work. If, when you do live readings, you can dramatize your selection and make it entertaining beyond the words, you will engage the audience and inspire them to open their pocketbooks to buy a copy of their own.
A eulogy is a speech of praise for someone who has just died. It is often given at a funeral or memorial service for the deceased. More often than not, the person who gives the eulogy is a sibling or close friend.
