We all know that presenting a gift to a friend or family member is fairly easy but presenting a gift at work, at school, at church or in another social situation that is more formal can be difficult.
Outline for the presentation of a gift to an individual
Tell Mr S that you have been chosen to present him with the gift on behalf of everybody in the organisation and state the reason he is receiving the gift
Tell him something about the gift. What it is, what it does and any other feature.
Tell him the gift is given as an expression of :
Gratitiude for service rendered such as
Breaking a record
Showing how well a task can be performed
Giving real inspiration
Long service
Outstanding sales figures
Tell him you hope the gift will bring back happy memories
If you can inject a little humour in your speech it will be welcome but do not leave out true sentiment. Make sure your speech sounds sincere.
How to present a gift to an organisation
The following outline is useful if the gift is for an institution or organisation. You may not
need to use all of these point sand you can, of course, add yuor own.
State the purpose of the gathering
Talk a bit about the gift itself
What it is
It's history
How the idea for its presentation originated
Tell why it is being given. Does it fill a need of the organisation.
If in memory of an event state the characteristics of the event and the siginifcance of
the event.
If in memory of a person state the characteristics and significance of his life
Finally express the hope that the gift will fulfil it's intention.
