Putting together the perfect welcome speeches.
Anxiety, fear of speaking in public, nervousness are the foremost important aspects that people deal with when it comes to delivering a speech in front of a mass. The good thing about being nervous is that it shows you actually care about what you’re about to say and you don’t want to ruin anything. Mark Twain said that a good speech takes weeks to prepare, so everyone of us goes through the same kind of emotions probably.
The welcome speech is a first chance of making a nice public impression, as well as giving a proper introduction about the person who’s about to enter a community. Welcome speeches should be defined by default as more about the public you’re addressing to rather than the host itself. The goal of these speeches is to put guests at ease, introduce expectations and get off to a good start. This kind of speech is also about getting the opportunity of making a good first impression of the hosts and the individual speaker moreover.
Usually this kind of speech begins with a greeting to the guest, then a short description about the purpose of the meeting. On some occasions, if the special guest is not a familiar person, he is introduced by the speaker.
If the speaker rushes through the important aspects, he gives the impression of not taking the event too seriously and that he’s not so well organized. On the other extreme, if a speaker takes too long in delivering a welcome speech, he risks inducing sleep to the public, and we wouldn’t want that, would we? The usual advice in these cases are to keep it short, to be a fun host, using humor wisely and not forgetting to introduce yourself.
Welcome remarks are generally a great idea to expose your confidence and your goodwill to your guests. As in all cases of public speech, it’s important that you focus on preparing the speech some time before, so that you minimize the unpleasant surprises which may appear, and also the level of emotion.
Welcome speeches should not be concluded by thanks, because that is the job of the person who gives the vote of thanks. The end of the speech should leave the public eager about the upcoming events. The recommended length of the speech is between two and four minutes, so not to bore the audience.
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