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Milestone birthday speeches

These are grouped by who is speaking rather than by decade, because that is what actually changes the speech. A parent at an eighteenth is talking to two rooms at once. A friend at a fortieth has the least formal room they will ever get and should use it. An adult child at an eightieth has the best material available to anyone, sitting with the people who knew their parent before they existed.

There is a guide for each. Same format every time: a PDF you can write straight into, an editable Word version, and a cue card sheet to print and cut.

18th and 21st birthday speech guide: cover, contents and cue cards

18th and 21st birthday speech template

For a parent, speaking to two rooms at once: the family and their friends at the back.

  • 01 10-page PDF guide, plus an editable Word template
  • 02 5 questions to gather the material you cannot see yourself
  • 03 6 printable cue cards for the day
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40th and 50th birthday speech guide: cover, contents and cue cards

40th and 50th birthday speech template

For a partner or close friend: roast, then turn, then one true thing, in that order.

  • 01 10-page PDF guide, plus an editable Word template
  • 02 5 questions to gather the material you cannot see yourself
  • 03 6 printable cue cards for the day
Joke pack Included free with any template. $9 on its own.
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60th, 70th and 80th birthday speech guide: cover, contents and cue cards

60th, 70th and 80th birthday speech template

For a son, daughter or close family member, built on the version of them that predates you.

  • 01 10-page PDF guide, plus an editable Word template
  • 02 5 questions to gather the material you cannot see yourself
  • 03 6 printable cue cards for the day
Joke pack Included free with any template. $9 on its own.
$19 USD · yours forever · instant download
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PDF + editable Word doc · delivered instantly · 14-day refund, no questions

Add-on

The Birthday Speech Joke Pack

90 lines for milestone birthdays, every one built to take a real detail.

Included free with every guide in this category and with the bundle. Sold on its own for anyone who already has their structure sorted and just wants the material.

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Buying more than one

The bundle is made of products you can buy individually at the prices shown, so the comparison figure is what they genuinely cost separately, not a made-up recommended price.

The Birthday Speech Pack

All three milestone guides, for whichever birthday comes next.

  • 18th and 21st birthday guide
  • 40th and 50th birthday guide
  • 60th, 70th and 80th birthday guide
  • The Birthday Speech Joke Pack

Separately: $66. Together: $39.

Joke pack Included free with any bundle. $9 on its own.
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Three PDF guides and Word templates, plus the joke pack · delivered instantly · 14-day refund, no questions

Questions

Which guide do I need?

The one matching who you are to the person, not the number on the cake. A parent speaking at an eighteenth or twenty-first has a different job from a friend at a fortieth, who has a different job again from an adult child at an eightieth. The decade matters less than the relationship.

What do I actually receive?

A PDF guide you can write straight into, an editable Word version of the same template if you would rather type, and a printable cue card sheet to cut. Delivered as an instant download, yours to keep.

My birthday is a 30th, or a 90th. Is there a guide?

Yes, by relationship. A thirtieth is almost always a partner or a friend speaking, so the 40th and 50th guide is the right shape. A ninetieth is an adult child or grandchild, so use the 60th, 70th and 80th guide, which is built on researching the years before you existed.

How much can I roast them?

It depends entirely on the milestone. At a fortieth the room actively wants it and the guide gives you three tests for where to stop. At an eighteenth you are speaking in front of their friends and the guide is much more cautious. At a seventieth or eightieth, jokes are welcome but anything about age or mortality is not.

Can I buy more than one?

Yes. The Birthday Speech Pack covers all three guides and costs less than buying them separately. It includes the joke pack.

What if it is not what I needed?

Email within 14 days and it is refunded, no questions asked. You keep the files.

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