Examples of welcome and occasion speeches for church can be found online. Websites that specify in helping people with speeches can give the ideas and framework, even a whole dialogue, to help you prepare for talking at church. Pages like www.best-speech-topics.com/free-welcome-speech.html and www.find-the-words.com/index.html offer a few speech ideas to get you on your way but if you would like to try writing one yourself, it can be easier than you might think.
Welcome and occasion speeches are given to focus on the audience and to appreciate their attendance at an event before an upcoming speaker takes centre stage. It’s an opportunity to make the audience feel welcome and to prepare them for the next speaker.
It is important to be brief, as talking too long at the very beginning can put an audience in a restless mood for the rest of the event. Keep your statements short but friendly and make sure to introduce any special guests in the audience and give an overview of any guest speakers. If you are referring to any individuals or organizations, tell the audience about their achievements and successes. Move on to discussing the occasion that is taking place and how it relates to the special guest. Explain how the event is going to progress, give the audience an idea about what is going to take place and talk about previous and future speech topics. Thank everyone for attending, in particular your speakers and those who helped organise the day, then wish them a good day.
Be genuine, friendly and short but sweet to guarantee a speech that will make the audience feel comfortable and look forward to the rest of the day’s events and speakers. If you are really struggling, share the task with another member of the church who can give you some moral support on the day.
Welcome and occasion speeches are given to focus on the audience and to appreciate their attendance at an event before an upcoming speaker takes centre stage. It’s an opportunity to make the audience feel welcome and to prepare them for the next speaker.
It is important to be brief, as talking too long at the very beginning can put an audience in a restless mood for the rest of the event. Keep your statements short but friendly and make sure to introduce any special guests in the audience and give an overview of any guest speakers. If you are referring to any individuals or organizations, tell the audience about their achievements and successes. Move on to discussing the occasion that is taking place and how it relates to the special guest. Explain how the event is going to progress, give the audience an idea about what is going to take place and talk about previous and future speech topics. Thank everyone for attending, in particular your speakers and those who helped organise the day, then wish them a good day.
Be genuine, friendly and short but sweet to guarantee a speech that will make the audience feel comfortable and look forward to the rest of the day’s events and speakers. If you are really struggling, share the task with another member of the church who can give you some moral support on the day.
