Author: MJT
Tips for the Right Retirement Speech
Your retirement is approaching and you know that the company
and colleague will hold a little party for you where you will be recognized for
your long career with the company and where you will also be required to give a
retirement speech. Here are some tips and suggestion of how to make your retirement
speech enjoyable and memorable at the same time. Long speeches are boring and
you don’t want to be the one delivering one so ensure your speech is short and
to the point. Your retirement speech should start with a brief introduction of
your first day in the company, your hardest day and your funniest experience
(if you have any of those) and then go on to thank all those who were part of
your team as well as your bosses for making it possible for you to enjoy
working in the company and reach this day.
Write Down Your Retirement Speech
Even if you think you don’t have stage fright, when you will
get in front of even couple of people, you may get what is known as
‘stage-fright’ and forget everything that you practiced in your head to say but
you will hear your voice not recognizing the sounds that came out of it and
drag yourself as quickly as possible off the stage. Therefore you should always
write your retirement speech down and read it if you must, once you will say
couple of sentences your courage will come back and soon you will have the
crowd cheering for you. Type your retirement speech in big print so you don’t
jump the lines or if you lost your thought you can jut throw a glimpse on the
paper and soon you will be able to finish your speech with brio.
Speak From the Heart
Many people will have professional retirement speeches drawn
up but the ones that will be enjoyed and remember most are those that you speak
from the heart adding a joke and a little remark as you go on. It is important
to keep the speech short but it is also important to mention all those that
were dear to you along the journey you had in the company, those you offered
support and those who offered to teach and believed in your ability. Last but
not least don’t forget to mention you family without which your daily existence
would probably not be the same.
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