Tags |
|
|
Links |
|
|
Added for You - Don't Put Off Retiring Because You Don't Want to Write the Speech
If you need auto insurance, you obviously want to shop around for the best deals available. You want comprehensive coverage at affordable rates. You need to find out what the market has to offer, so what do you do? You could go online and spend hours jumping from site to site to compare auto insurance company rates, or you could go to a site that offers you comparative shopping. In other words, you fill out forms giving details about who you are, where you live, what you drive, e
When writing, 'write out-loud'. That is write as though you are talking to a respected friend. Use your natural vocabulary and speech rhythms. This will guarantee the speech fits you well. Your audience will know when they hear it; it comes from you and nobody else.
Once you’ve done the first draft, read it aloud. Listen carefully, making sure the ideas follow sequentially, the tone is appropriate and that it fits the time allocated. A good idea is to try it out on a friend for feedback. Another pair of ears will pick up impossible leaps of logic needing transitions to make sense or omissions such as
With people becoming more health-conscious, the market for vitamins and dietary supplements has increased significantly. Customers are given an exciting array of choices, with many different brands competing with each other and offering better products at fairer rates.People use vitamins and supplements to lead healthy lives, with greater energy and vitality, improved memory and strength, and improved nutritional quality. Nearly everyone makes use of vitamins and supplements t
Understandably, most people want to say something of value. They would like to be warm, witty and wise. The fear is they’ll be the opposite. They’ll stutter around, mutter a few clich?s, and forgetting whom they wanted to honor or thank stumble off the stage.
That image is so awful the search begins for a free retirement speech: a pre-prepared template. The thinking goes along the lines of: ‘once I weave in my personal details nobody will know the difference.’ Then all they’ll have to do is print it off and deliver.
What they don’t realize is individualizing a speech is going to take time just as it’s going to take time to find a suitable ready-made template in the first place.
So if you don’t want to pay a professional speechwriter to craft a unique speech, then the solution is to spend the time you would ferreting for a flexible freebie, writing your own.
The keys to writing the retirement speech you’ll be proud to deliver are straightforward.
Give yourself time. Don’t do a last minute rush.
Collect your ideas together. You may wish to use these headings as starting points. Put down as much as you can under each. Do not self- edit. Let the ideas flow. You will trim, add or delete later.
- I remember…
- Colleagues…
- Tributes…
- Milestones…
- Anecdotes…
- The future…
- Philosophy…
This is your raw material. Once you have it, you’re ready for the next step: preparing to shape it in order to write your speech.
Before you begin the actual writing consider:
- How long the speech is expected to be. Is it the standard 3-5 minutes or more?
- Where is the speech to take place? This will help you decide tone: informal or formal, light or solemn.
- What is the theme or main underlying idea you want running through your speech to unite it?
- Do you want to use quotations at the beginning or end of it? If you do, you’ll find < a href=”http://www.write-out-loud.com/retirement-quotations.html”>a retirement themed collection here ready for your use.
And now you are ready to write.
Go back through your notes, selecting what you want to suit the theme you’ve chosen. You’ll need an opening (setting the tone and introducing your theme), a middle (expanding your theme with, depending on the time allowance, 2-3 main points and examples) and a conclusion which generally summarizes and reinforces your opening idea/theme.
When writing, 'write out-loud'. That is write as though you are talking to a respected friend. Use your natural vocabulary and speech rhythms. This will guarantee the speech fits you well. Your audience will know when they hear it; it comes from you and nobody else.
Once you’ve done the first draft, read it aloud. Listen carefully, making sure the ideas follow sequentially, the tone is appropriate and that it fits the time allocated. A good idea is to try it out on a friend for feedback. Another pair of ears will pick up impossible leaps of logic needing transitions to make sense or omissions such as
If it is to be comprehensible and reliable, accounting must be used in accordance with specific rules and regulations. It would be chaos of Babylonian proportions if each person used his own grammar and vocabulary - nobody would understand anybody else. Likewise, it is essential that accounting is used according to generally accepted rules.The first prerequisite is that accounting should agree or conform with the basic truths according to which our economic system functions;
What they don’t realize is individualizing a speech is going to take time just as it’s going to take time to find a suitable ready-made template in the first place.
So if you don’t want to pay a professional speechwriter to craft a unique speech, then the solution is to spend the time you would ferreting for a flexible freebie, writing your own.
The keys to writing the retirement speech you’ll be proud to deliver are straightforward.
Give yourself time. Don’t do a last minute rush.
Collect your ideas together. You may wish to use these headings as starting points. Put down as much as you can under each. Do not self- edit. Let the ideas flow. You will trim, add or delete later.
- I remember…
- Colleagues…
- Tributes…
- Milestones…
- Anecdotes…
- The future…
- Philosophy…
This is your raw material. Once you have it, you’re ready for the next step: preparing to shape it in order to write your speech.
Before you begin the actual writing consider:
- How long the speech is expected to be. Is it the standard 3-5 minutes or more?
- Where is the speech to take place? This will help you decide tone: informal or formal, light or solemn.
- What is the theme or main underlying idea you want running through your speech to unite it?
- Do you want to use quotations at the beginning or end of it? If you do, you’ll find < a href=”http://www.write-out-loud.com/retirement-quotations.html”>a retirement themed collection here ready for your use.
And now you are ready to write.
Go back through your notes, selecting what you want to suit the theme you’ve chosen. You’ll need an opening (setting the tone and introducing your theme), a middle (expanding your theme with, depending on the time allowance, 2-3 main points and examples) and a conclusion which generally summarizes and reinforces your opening idea/theme.
When writing, 'write out-loud'. That is write as though you are talking to a respected friend. Use your natural vocabulary and speech rhythms. This will guarantee the speech fits you well. Your audience will know when they hear it; it comes from you and nobody else.
Once you’ve done the first draft, read it aloud. Listen carefully, making sure the ideas follow sequentially, the tone is appropriate and that it fits the time allocated. A good idea is to try it out on a friend for feedback. Another pair of ears will pick up impossible leaps of logic needing transitions to make sense or omissions such as
There are lots of ways to deal with difficult interview questions. In these situations it helps to understand some of the possible motives interviewers have in asking you these questions, and what your own motivation should be in answering them. Here are a few insights to ponder for yourself. Whatever your approach, you should record the answers that work for you, and find new approaches for those that do not.1. What are some of your significant accomplishments?This
- I remember…
- Colleagues…
- Tributes…
- Milestones…
- Anecdotes…
- The future…
- Philosophy…
This is your raw material. Once you have it, you’re ready for the next step: preparing to shape it in order to write your speech.
Before you begin the actual writing consider:
- How long the speech is expected to be. Is it the standard 3-5 minutes or more?
- Where is the speech to take place? This will help you decide tone: informal or formal, light or solemn.
- What is the theme or main underlying idea you want running through your speech to unite it?
- Do you want to use quotations at the beginning or end of it? If you do, you’ll find < a href=”http://www.write-out-loud.com/retirement-quotations.html”>a retirement themed collection here ready for your use.
And now you are ready to write.
Go back through your notes, selecting what you want to suit the theme you’ve chosen. You’ll need an opening (setting the tone and introducing your theme), a middle (expanding your theme with, depending on the time allowance, 2-3 main points and examples) and a conclusion which generally summarizes and reinforces your opening idea/theme.
When writing, 'write out-loud'. That is write as though you are talking to a respected friend. Use your natural vocabulary and speech rhythms. This will guarantee the speech fits you well. Your audience will know when they hear it; it comes from you and nobody else.
Once you’ve done the first draft, read it aloud. Listen carefully, making sure the ideas follow sequentially, the tone is appropriate and that it fits the time allocated. A good idea is to try it out on a friend for feedback. Another pair of ears will pick up impossible leaps of logic needing transitions to make sense or omissions such as
Email marketing can be one of the most profitable exercises you can do online, and of course you should be constantly looking for new and better ways of strengthening your email marketing campaign.Email marketing has become increasingly difficult with the simultaneous increase in email quantities, SPAM law restrictions, and the continued increase in the speed of the internet. So what are you to do? How can you best combat the onslaught of anti-email marketing forces?I
And now you are ready to write.
Go back through your notes, selecting what you want to suit the theme you’ve chosen. You’ll need an opening (setting the tone and introducing your theme), a middle (expanding your theme with, depending on the time allowance, 2-3 main points and examples) and a conclusion which generally summarizes and reinforces your opening idea/theme.
When writing, 'write out-loud'. That is write as though you are talking to a respected friend. Use your natural vocabulary and speech rhythms. This will guarantee the speech fits you well. Your audience will know when they hear it; it comes from you and nobody else.
Once you’ve done the first draft, read it aloud. Listen carefully, making sure the ideas follow sequentially, the tone is appropriate and that it fits the time allocated. A good idea is to try it out on a friend for feedback. Another pair of ears will pick up impossible leaps of logic needing transitions to make sense or omissions such as
The best cover letters are 'one-page wonders.' Why? Because they suit today's busy employers who are already overloaded and often overwhelmed. The best way to catch their attention is to 'be brief–and be gone.' Leave them wanting more–so they'll call you for an interview–which is just what you hope for. Write a letter that makes your point about the job you want, displays your enthusiasm, and clearly asks for the opportunity to meet in person.Put these SEVEN SECRETS of a '
When writing, 'write out-loud'. That is write as though you are talking to a respected friend. Use your natural vocabulary and speech rhythms. This will guarantee the speech fits you well. Your audience will know when they hear it; it comes from you and nobody else.
Once you’ve done the first draft, read it aloud. Listen carefully, making sure the ideas follow sequentially, the tone is appropriate and that it fits the time allocated. A good idea is to try it out on a friend for feedback. Another pair of ears will pick up impossible leaps of logic needing transitions to make sense or omissions such as people you’ve inadvertently forgotten to include.
When you’re satisfied make a final copy. If you intend to read it, use a large clear font. If you are going to use cue cards write clearly and use one per main idea. Number them for safety.
Before delivering your speech, allow yourself time for at least three rehearsals. This will ensure you know the flow and be able to speak with confidence.
Go well. Retire with aplomb.
HTTP = HTML link (for blogs, profiles,phorums):
<a href="http://www.added4u.com/article/161517/added4u-Dont-Put-Off-Retiring-Because-You-Dont-Want-to-Write-the-Speech.html">Don't Put Off Retiring Because You Don't Want to Write the Speech</a>
BB link (for phorums):
[url=http://www.added4u.com/article/161517/added4u-Dont-Put-Off-Retiring-Because-You-Dont-Want-to-Write-the-Speech.html]Don't Put Off Retiring Because You Don't Want to Write the Speech[/url]
Related Articles:
Four Easy Steps to the Career of Your Dreams
CREATIVITY & MOTIVATION: The Corporate Intrapreneur
Bookmark it:
|