Christmas Speech

If you are the CEO, manager, supervisor etc and have been asked or are expected to give a speech at a Christmas party, the first thing to check is who will the listeners be. Is it just going to be employees or will guests be present (husbands, wives, partners etc.).

If there are going to be guests don't make the speech too work orientated. Don't let it be a detailed account of the previous years trading with a look forward to next years trading.

If you concentrate too much on the financial aspects of the company the guests will soon get fed up and they'll start fidgeting and whispering and then you'll find that even your employees will be distracted.

Try to praise the workforce and perhaps mention the support they get from their family and friends to enable them to work so well.

As this is a christmas party expect your listeners to have had an alcoholic drink or two. This may make them a little less likely to want to stand (or sit) and listen for a long time.

If you're aware of the fact that they will have been drinking for quite some time before you speak, try to shorten your speech a little and make it very informal.

Make sure you leave plently of pauses between each new thought so that the listeners get a chance to take in what you've said.

It's better to give a short speech with adequate pauses than to give a longer speech full of more information but spoken so quickly that no one has a chance to understand it.

If you feel you're likely to speak too quickly have a look

here for tips and help on giving any speech.

For more information about practising and delivering a speech see here.

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