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A Work Retirement Speech
A template, with examples, of how to make a positive and upbeat retirement speech...
After Dinner Speech for Potential Investors
A professional and effective template for an after-dinner speech to help you gain funding for your business...
AGM After Dinner Speech
A professional yet relaxed approach to making an after dinner speech at your company AGM, with a clear template and examples....
Annual General Meeting Chairman's Report Speech
The Chairman's speech at an AGM should not be too long and involved but it will set the store for shareholders' expectations so it's an important speech....
Annual Sales Conference: Opening Speech
The opening speech at an annual sales conference will set the tone for the rest of the conference....
Chairing a Video Conference
A video conference is a good deal trickier to chair than a normal one but they are going to become more popular so this is something business people need to know about....
Christmas Party Speech for Employees
A realistic template with guidance for what to say when you make a speech to your employees at the Christmas party...
Creating a Great Elevator Speech
An elevator speech is a neat way of encapsulating your business in a way that will make networking meetings more fun and more productive....
Delivering Accounting Figures to the Board
When you are delivering accounting figures to your board of directors your speech will need to be succinct and bulletproof...
Giving a Monthly or Quarterly Speech to the Board
A monthly or quarterly speech to a board will have developed its own format over time so your job will be to deliver the information within that format but don't be afraid to change it to reflect toda...
How to Control Your Business Speech
Take control of your business speech and handle questions and other interruptions in a firm but diplomatic manner....
Introductory Chairman of the Board Speech
You will only get once chance to make an impact as an incoming chairman of a company board so make sure the introductory speech at your first board meeting hits the right notes....
Managers Speech for Important Employee Events
A professional yet friendly template to help you make a suitable speech to mark an important employee event...
Motivational Speech to Introduce a Sales Campaign
Introducing a new sales campaign will need a motivational speech that covers all the factual details of the campaign and gives the sales force the support they need....
Motivational Speech to Small Team
A motivational speech to a small team can be much more casual and direct than one delivered to a larger audience....
Motivational Speech to Staff in a Recession
Giving a motivational speech to staff can be difficult in a recession so you need to be ready with all the positive news you can think of to counteract any of the bad....
Overcoming Fear of Public Speaking
Conquering a fear of public speaking will be much easier if you can find a group to work with or a qualified trainer....
Poise and Confidence When Speaking in Public
Learning to appear to have poise and confidence while delivering business speeches is the key to actually having poise and confidence in those situations....
Presenting at a Networking Event
Giving a speech at a networking event needs to be subtly different to a pure marketing or sales speech as people are looking primarily to be informed and entertained....
Product Recall Speech
A template for making a speech following a product recall, with positive, realistic examples for how to address the relevant people...
Relaxed Speech to Inform Employees of Staff Changes
A realistic template for making a speech to employees to inform then of impending staff changes, without fuelling gossip...
Sales Presentation to a Board
Making a sales presentation to your board is a different proposition to selling a product to a customer....
Selling an Idea for a New Product to the Board
In many companies new products will only get the green light after you have delivered a speech to the board of directors, selling the costs and benefits you expect it to deliver....
Speaking at a Business Breakfast
Business breakfasts are popular networking events; delivering a business speech at such an event will require a tailored version of your speech and a little more attention to detail than usual....
Speaking Without Cue Cards or Notes
There's nothing wrong with using cue cards or notes for business speeches but there's no denying that to do so without them looks very impressive indeed....
Speech About a Competitor's Success
A template with guidance for making a speech to motivate your team following the success of a competitor...
Speech About Falling Sales Figures
A template with practical examples to help you make a motivating speech to your sales team when faced with falling sales figures...
Speech After a Company Merger
A company merger should be a less antagonistic affair than a takeover but if you're giving a speech to motivate staff then there will still be a need for caution....
Speech After a Strike or Dispute Has Ended
A speech to a company after a dispute or strike has ended will be a great test of a leader's diplomacy and tact....
Speech After Losing a Key Sales Pitch
A template with clear examples to help you make a motivating speech after losing a key sales pitch...
Speech Before a Sales and Marketing Exhibition
A template and content guidance for making a speech to your sales team before a marketing exhibition...
Speech Before Taking a Sabbatical
A template and guidelines to help you make a suitable speech to your colleagues to tell them of your plans to take a sabbatical....
Speech Celebrating Record Sales Figures
Giving a speech to a company celebrating record sales figures, or some other positive achievement, is likely to be rare in an economic downturn, but if it does happen the opportunity to build on it mu...
Speech Devolving Company Strategy to a Team
A speech devolving a new company strategy down through the hierarchy of an organisation needs to follow the guidelines carefully....
Speech for a New Marketing Initiative
A template with realistic examples for how to make a speech to your team to launch a new marketing initiative...
Speech for a Works Summer Party
A speech to welcome staff to a summer party should be light-hearted, set the tone for the day and inform employees about the day to set them at ease....
Speech for Joining a Company as a New Manager
A clear template with suitable tips to help you write a strong, motivational speech to introduce yourself to your new team...
Speech for Leaving to Go to a New Job
Guidelines and template to help you make an appropriate speech to your colleagues when you leave to start a new job...
Speech Introducing a New Staff Member
A professional, realistic approach to writing and presenting a speech to introduce a new member of staff to your team...
Speech Kicking Off Project Meeting
It's common to hold a kick-off meeting for a large project and it's important to get the opening speech right....
Speech Making: Producing a Good Computer Presentation
Almost every business speech is nowadays accompanied by a computer presentation but it takes skill to make sure that the presentation enhances the speech rather than detracting from it....
Speech Making: Using Non Computer Presentation Tools
The all-powerful computer presentation programs sometimes can't do the simplest things well and that's when the non computer presentation tools come into play....
Speech Opening a Workshop
Opening a workshop with a speech is an opportunity to make sure that the people attending are one hundred per cent aware of what's expected of them during the event....
Speech Opening an Annual Trade Show
A speech opening an annual trade show needs to be short and pithy, giving thanks to the right people but at the same time selling the trade and the show....
Speech to a Team After a Member Has Been Fired
When a team member has had to be fired, the speech to the remaining team members will be important in raising team morale and preventing the spread of rumours....
Speech to Mark Winning a New Contract
A template with guidelines for making a positive speech when your team wins an important contract...
Speech to Media for a New Product Launch
A template with realistic examples on how to make a dynamic, exciting speech to media to launch a new product...
Speech to Promote a New Product Launch In-House
A template with realistic guidance to help you make a motivating, positive speech to mark a new product launch to your employees...
Speech to Report Media Feedback to Employees
A template with guidance on making a speech to your employees following either positive or negative media feedback...
Speech to Reporters After a Media Scandal
A clear and professional guide to making a speech to the media following a business or personal scandal...
Speech to Staff About Impending Redundancies
A realistic and reassuring speech to give to your staff as soon as you know there is a threat of redundancies...
Speech to Staff After a Media Scandal
A realistic template for making a speech to your team after a negative story has broken in the media...
Speech to Staff After Being Taken Over
If your company is faced with a takeover any speech you make will need to motivate your staff to keep performance levels high....
Speech to Staff After Selling a Company
When selling a company, what you say to the staff as you reveal the news can make a huge difference to their morale and their future under a new regime....
Speech to Staff After Taking a Company Over
Even if your company is the major player in a takeover deal there will be uncertainty among staff which a motivational speech can do a lot to allay....
Speech to Surviving Employees Following Major Redundancies
Looking after the surviving employees after making redundancies is important if the rest of the company is going to be able to be successful....
Speech to Your Team After Issues With Headhunters
A positive speech to make to your staff as soon as you are aware that head-hunters have approached employees...
Staff Christmas Dinner Speech
The Christmas do is often dreaded by staff and managers alike but put some effort into your speech and you can lift the atmosphere....
Stepping Down Speech for Chairman of the Board
Stepping down as a chairman can be an emotional time and your last speech should set an example of grace and magnanimity and set the scene for your successor....
Sticking to Timetables and Agendas in a Speech
Business speeches are generally better appreciated if you stick to the timetable and don't disrupt the agenda for other speakers and the audience....
Team Building Event: Introductory Speech
A team building event needs a strong but informal and apparently off-the-cuff opening speech and the more you think about how to deliver it the better it will come off....
Using Humour in Business Speeches
Using humour in a business speech is something that many speakers advise against but jokes and stories can be very effective if used in the right way....
Using Notes and Cue Cards in Your Speech
There is no stigma to using cue cards or notes while delivering a business speech but but use our tips to make sure they work well....
Using Your Voice: Tips for Projection and Modulation
Developing voice projection and modulation techniques will make your business speech more interesting and valuable to the audience....
What to Do When Things Go Wrong During a Speech
Many things can go wrong during a business speech but if you are calm and rational people will remember the way you handled the situation rather than the problem itself....