Make your retirement speech memorable with Thanks for the memories.

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.

Are you one of those reluctant speakers who usually stays in the background instead of giving talks in front of a crowd? You have plenty of company. But that means that people want to hear from you. 

Whether you are the person retiring or the co-worker who needs to say a few words about the retiree, Thanks for the Memories helps you with what to say and how to arrange your speech.

In this book you’ll find explanations and examples of the key elements of a great retirement speech:

• An attention-grabbing opening that makes people want to hear more
• Some words of thanks to special helpers and family
• Some fun stories and quotes about life at the workplace
• A few comments about changes you’ve seen and thoughts about the future
• Closing words that leave your audience thinking “Wow.”

Thanks for the Memories gives you prompts, outlines, techniques for brainstorming, hundreds of workplace quotes 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.

You may not be a legendary speaker. But you can plan and deliver a memorable retirement speech that will leave them laughing, thoughtful and saying “Farewell” with a lump in their throats.