Send-off speech template
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You have been asked to do this because of your job title or because you have known them longest. Either way the room will forgive a lot, except one thing, which is generic praise. A real asset to the team, always willing to go the extra mile, is worse than saying nothing.
It tells the person leaving that after all those years nobody could name a specific thing they did. That is the actual failure state of this speech and it is extremely common. Four minutes, and the first decision is which speech this is: a retirement send-off and a leaving send-off are not the same shape.
A real asset to the team. Always willing to go the extra mile. Will be sorely missed. Every send-off has these lines available and they are worse than silence, because they tell the person leaving that nobody could name one specific thing they did. This guide is built to produce the opposite: their unofficial role, and one accomplishment with a year, a situation and an outcome in it.
Contents
Everything below is in the one purchase, and every number here is a count of the real file, not a round figure.
- 01 A 10-page PDF guide: the speech template, the full five-part structure, the question script, generator instructions, and delivery notes
- 02 5 questions to ask the people who worked with them, including the one that finds the kindness they have forgotten
- 03 6 printable cue cards for the day itself
- 04 1 editable Word document, the same speech template, ready to type into directly
PDF + editable Word doc · delivered instantly · 14-day refund, no questions
Not what you needed? Email within 14 days and I'll refund it. You keep the files.
How it works
- PayCard, Apple Pay or Google Pay. No account needed, just an email address.
- DownloadThe PDF guide and Word template land on the confirmation screen immediately, and in your inbox as a link that doesn't expire.
- Ask the 5 questionsAsk three people who worked with them at different times. The junior one produces the surprising material, because they saw a version of your subject that you did not.
- Fill in the templateWrite the speech straight into the Word document, or work from the printed guide if you would rather draft by hand.
- Practice with the cue cardsPrint the last page and cut along the dashed lines. Card four carries the accomplishment, with the facts written out.
- Give the speechStructure done, material real, nerves the only thing left to manage.
Questions
How do I get it after I pay?
Instant download on the confirmation screen, plus emailed to you as a permanent link that never expires. No account needed to buy or to redownload later.
What formats do I get?
A 10-page PDF guide and an editable Word document, both included in the one purchase. The 6 printable cue cards are the last page of the PDF.
Can I actually edit it?
Yes. The Word document is a real editable template, not a locked PDF, so you can type directly into it, change the wording, or rework sections freely.
What if it's not right for me?
Email within 14 days and it's refunded, no questions asked. You keep the files either way.
Will it sound like a template?
The opposite problem is the one to worry about here. A send-off sounds generic when it has no specific detail in it, which is exactly what the question script is for: one unofficial role, one story, one accomplishment with facts. If your speech would work with a different name in it, the guide tells you to start again.
I do not know them very well. Can I still do this?
Yes, and the guide covers it directly. Say so briefly, without apologising, then use what other people told you. Quoting a colleague is legitimate and usually better than a thin memory of your own. Three separate people telling you the same story is more persuasive than anything you could assert yourself.
If they are speaking after you, they may want the retirement speech guide or the leaving speech guide, depending on which kind of send-off this is.
Buying for more than one speaker? The Work Speech Pack, all three guides plus the joke pack, is $39.