Thanks for the memories
Your guide to retirement speeches & celebrations
Give a speech that celebrates your career
and captivates your audience!
You have a retirement celebration coming up.
Congratulations! You’ve worked hard over the years and made many friends. Your co-workers, bosses and helpers want to hear from you. But what should you say?
Thanks for the Memories gives you a guide to creating a retirement speech that will make you proud and the folks who are listening glad they came.
This book is especially for you if you are one of those reluctant speakers who usually stays in the background instead of standing behind the podium. You have plenty of company. But people still want to hear from you.
Whether you are the person retiring or the co-worker who needs to say a few words about a colleague or friend, Thanks for the Memories helps you with what to say with simple, effective steps.
How will Thanks for the Memories help you with your retirement speech? You will find out ways to give
- An attention-grabbing opening that makes people want to hear more
- Some words of thanks to special helpers and family
- Some fun stories about your workplace and co-workers
- A variety of quotes about work and life on the job
- Ideas for commenting on changes you’ve seen or thoughts about the future
- Closing words that leave your audience thinking “Wow.”
In using Thanks for the Memories, you'll get prompts, outlines, techniques for brainstorming, hundreds of workplace quotes, ways to remember your stories and tips on delivery.
And in case you’re responsible for planning the event, you’ll find a helpful checklist for setting up a retirement party including details you do not want to overlook.
Maybe you're not a Ted Talks speaker, but you CAN give a legendary retirement speech. Thanks for the Memories is your guide on how to plan and deliver a memorable retirement speech that will leave your audience laughing, thoughtful and saying “Farewell” with a lump in their throats.
