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[B484]Best Man Speech Help

by Barbara Wulf, Bar

“Out of work? Want to advance up the career ladder? Starting your own business? Hmm…time to create or fine tune your 30 second elevator speech.” An important element in a job search that is often overlooked or underrated is the ability to articulate who you are and what you offer a prospective employer.

Think about the networking you do. So many opportunities can occur and you could extend your job search by striking up a conversation while waiting in line at the grocery store, riding the bus, watching your son's soccer game, or waiting at the doctor's office. And, don't forget about the opportunity to talk to someone at the human resources office or a job fair. What are the words you would use? Can you say it so it sounds genuine and concise? Here are a few pointers to get started:

The Development Phase

• Take time to be with yourself and jot down thoughts and feeling about what you know about yourself in the workplace. Contemplate your skills, strengths, expertise, and who you are…what would you bring to an employer?

• Write the words down using active and enrolling language while staying in the present tense. This is all about you finding work today, not yesterday.

• Practice “the talk” in front of the mirror and then to your spouse or a friend, even your dog can be your audience.

The Delivery

• Say it five times. Know the main points, but not to sound robotic. Be flexible with your wording.

• Use eye contact when delivering your message. (Note the receiver's reaction.)

• Smile, look alive and confident. Be enrolling. Believe in who you are and what you can offer.

• Keep honing your 30 Second Elevator Talk…this is a “work in progress” as the workplace is dynamic and different work opportunities might call for a variation of your words. Stay flexible and adaptive with your words, but know the essence of what you do and what you are capable to offer an employer.

Being concise with who you are as an employee or potential employee along with what you bring to the workplace is paramount. The elevator to finding the right position can have its ups and downs. Having a prepared 30 Second Elevator Talk can help you remain more confident in your job search. Ready? Going up!

Barbara Wulf MS, GCDF, CPCC

One of the hardest things to deal with is the passing of a loved one. For many the thought of the upcoming funeral or memorial service is very hard on them. They are afraid that they will not be able to get through the service with any kind of dignity or grace. They are afraid that the feelings they have been dealing with will be intensified. However if there will be a loved one that delivers a strong eulogy speech at the funeral, this will often help those who are still so overwhelmed with the passing of the loved one and the grief that they are currently feeling consumed by.

It is important to remember what you are doing when you are delivering a eulogy speech at a memorial or funeral service. You are actually commemorating the life of the one who died, perhaps tragically and sudden, or perhaps after a long illness. The eulogy that you deliver to honor him or her honors the life that they lived and celebrates all the wonderful things about that person.

As you are delivering the eulogy speech, you are, in fact helping to heal the hearts of all those who are grief stricken. You are helping to redirect their thoughts and emotions to the powerfully wonderful things about the deceased. You are helping to take their attention and pain away from the loss of it all.

That is why the eulogy is such an important speech to deliver. You open up the door to healing as you speak. If you can deliver a eulogy that has all the following points in it, you will help your audience to smile and chuckle again over the fun and/or funny things that the deceased was known to have done in his life. You can help them to smile over the accomplishments that he made in his life. Think and plan well for the eulogy speech you will deliver.

Does it contain all of the following points:

- Important facts about the deceased (when and where born, survived by whom, where he was raised, and graduated, what he did for a career).

- Goals, dreams, or ambitions that the deceased shared with you.

- What made the deceased recognized by the community? His caring ways, he was a coach of little league, she was a mother to all the neighborhood children, etc.

- Your own relationship with the deceased, how you met, why you stayed together in whatever capacity you did all those years (relative, friend, mate)

- Funny stories that others may also have shared or been a part of.

- Personality traits and qualities that the deceased was so well known for.

- What the person would have wanted from those who survived him or her.

Try to prepare yourself mentally to write the eulogy speech. You should have enough time, a quiet space, and privacy to write the eulogy speech. Do not be surprised or upset if your attempts to write the eulogy speech result in your own emotions coming up. It is to be expected.

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