This is a sample birthday speech that can be used for an 18th or 21st birthday.  It can easily be changed if it is someone other than the parent who is toasting the celebrant.

This sample speech is about 5 minutes in length which is the perfect length for a birthday speech.  Anything over five minutes will most likely bore your listeners.

One should also take notice that the speech is lighthearted yet the speaker is not trying to be a stand up...

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The fear of speaking in public is one of the most common of human conditions.  In most people public speaking...

Public speaking ranks as one of the top fears of Americans. Understandably so: all eyes are fixed on you and your every word is scrutinized. This can be a daunting task which sends tremors through the bodies of even seemingly confident people.

No matter how much you hate public speaking, you are going to have to do it at some point. Whether as a student, an employee, or a manager. Even as a relative or friend you may be called upon to bestow some insights or wisdom about a...

There is an interesting lesson we learned in our early elementary school years that has managed to cause more negative results than the positive results for which it was intended.  In 2nd or 3rd grade, our teachers taught us to wait until we came to the end of the sentence before taking a breath, thereby ensuring smooth-flowing sentences.

Admittedly, many young children audibly breathe throughout their sentences resulting in choppiness when reading out loud.

While good...

People are always on the lookout for good conversationalists. You might not think yourself as a very eloquent person; but by asking excellent conversation questions, no one will be the wise.

Excellent conversation questions keep the energy going. Without it, there will only be awkward silence - something you do not really want to experience. To help give you some ideas on what to ask, here are some examples.

1) Where are you from?

Asking about a...

The prospect of delivering graduation speeches can fill anyone with fear. Speech making is generally thought of as being very difficult. Many people fear it more than anything else. I feel too that the fear element is high for any speaker. However if you follow some simple rules you will surely be able to deliver, and write, a very good speech. Firstly you do not need to write a speech which appeals to the audience and leaves them with the message you wish. Once you have a great speech...

Chid poverty disgraces the fourth richest nation on earth. Poor kids in U.K are starving with hunger and are being forced to do child labour which leads to child poverty. It's the bleak that U.K is the one of the powerful countries on this planet, but in this rich country rate of child poverty is very high. Four Millions of children in U.K are helpless or at a stake of hunger that is 30 percentage of the population. Most of the children are living in such families where only one adult...

If you are looking to become a public speaker or to improve your public speaking skills then you've come to the correct place. When you are asked to create a presentation or make a speech, the first self question that is usually asked, after making the personal observation of why the heck did I say yes, is, where do I start?

In the words of Mark Twain, ‘It usually takes me more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech.'  The message here is that your speech...

“If you reach out to the world with all that you have, like a star, you can never be hidden no matter where you are”.

This is a rich country but still we are required to call ourselves as developing nation.

Our society has affluent culture and tradition, yet discernment is a major part of it.

People are open & broad, they are obliging & co-operative yet we suffer from distress & miseries.

It’s...

There are very few things in life that have the power to encourage, inspire, and provide peace of mind and bring happiness all at the same time. Being thankful is one of those things. The definition of thankfulness is being able to have a certain degree of appreciation for a certain thing, place, or person. Appreciation is the main aspect of being thankful. To me, thankfulness means that a person has realized the true value of something and is willing to do something to prove it...