How to use it
Type their first name and say who is speaking. Pick how long you have. Then add what you know: the years, the job, one word for them, one story, and what they are doing next. The outline fills in as you type.
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The speech is said on the day; the name print keeps their name, job, years and workplace long after it.
See all sizes and pricesEach part has a note on what to say and a first line made from your answers. Read the first lines out loud and change them until they sound like you. "Copy the outline" puts the whole plan, with the card messages, on your clipboard.
How the time is split
The split is our own suggestion. It isn't a rule. The opening and the toast get 10% of the time each. Their years and what comes next get 15% each. What they brought gets 20%, and the story gets 30%, because the story's the part people remember. Times are rounded to the nearest 5 seconds.
A few things that help
One story is better than three. Tell it in order: where you were, what happened, and what it showed about them. Keep the joke on the situation, so they're laughing too, and check any story with someone who was there. Look up for the toast, say their name, and then sit down: a speech that ends on time is remembered kindly.
For a poem to read out, try the retirement poem maker. For more card ideas, see what to write in a retirement card.