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　　BirthdaySpeechFromTheCelebrant:8Topics

　　Pickouttheonesyoulike.Thesearesamplespeechtopics.Ifyouarethecelebrantthenspeakafterallotherspeakers.Keepyourspeechshort.

　　1.Welcomeandthankalltheguestsforattentingthisbirthdaycelebration.

　　2.Thankallfortheirgiftsandbestwishes.

　　3.Thankthefamilymemberswhohaveorganizedtheparty.Especiallyifitisasurpriseparty.

　　4.Lookbackatthepast.Mentiononeortwoimportantmilestonesinyourlife.E.g.yourpartner,thebirthofyourchildrenortheirgraduation,memorablemomentswithfriends,tripsaroundtheworld,specialprojects,hobbies,etc.Warmandfunnybirthdayspeechtopicsaboutfamilytiesalwaysdothetrick.

　　5.Thankallwithoneentertainingsentence,inwhichyoucapturetheimportanceofyourfamilyandfriends.

　　6.Looktothefuture:

　　•Telltheattendantsaboutyourplansandhopes.

　　•Whatdoyouwanttorealize?

　　•Whatdoyouwanttochange?Andwhy?

　　Andthosepopularandfamousspeechtopicsbringmetothenextbirthdaytopicsidea.

　　7.Ifitisaveryspecialbirthday-youreachedaspecialage,forexampleyour30th,40thof50thbirthday-thenpayattentiontoit.Tellajokeaboutpeoplewhoreachedthisage.Otherwise,mentioncertaincircumstancesiftheyoccurandinfluencetheeventsonyourbirthday.Butdon'tsoundsad,trytoapproachtheminapositiveway.

　　8.Endyourspeechwithpraisingtheguests.Justsayyouhopethattheywill