Is the welcome speech you're preparing formal or informal? There are major differences. The words you use in an informal speech will be entirely out of place in a formal … See more

Repetition of a familiar word is easy to do and totally understandable. Sometimes we can't find the words we want, and we get stuck in a vocabulary rut, using the same phrase or … See more

Think about the guests you want to welcome as part of your speech. What sort of guests are they? Is there a word, or two, you could use to describe them more fully? Accurate d… See more

Who are you talking to? Yes, everybody in the audience is a guest to your event but what could they be more accurately called? Are these people your: 1. peers? 2. colleagues… See more