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Songs and Poems for Speeches

9/26/2015

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There are plenty of ways you can be unique and memorable in a speech. Importantly, whatever option you take, it should fit the tone and purpose of the speech and your own personality. But one approach -- especially for a social speech -- is to consider a poem. Or for those with the talent for it, to turn that poem into a song.

This can be a great way to inject either humor or sentiment into a speech. Even if you're working with a professional writer who already acts as a second set of eyes, make sure to have someone you trust listen ahead of time and give you honest feedback. You don't want it coming across as silly and undermining your efforts. (Unless silly is what you're going for in that situation.)

As with any speech in general, the same words from two different people can be a hit or a miss, because so much has to do with presentation and personality. So this will be the case with a poem too. That's why it's good to have that person you know hear the presentation if possible.

If you do hire me for help with a speech and feel that a poem or song is right for you, you're welcome to put my writing skills to the test. I've written plenty of poems over the years. Let's talk about what you're looking for and see if it will make a good fit.

Just for fun ... here's a little diddy for you, written to the tune of "Matchmaker" from Fiddler on the Roof. Need the tune? Here you go.

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​Speech writer, speech writer
write me a speech.
Make me look grand.
Make me a peach.
Help make my words
sound better than most
so others will love my roast.

Dear writer, see that it's perfect,
Make sure that it is true and it's tried,
It's not that I have an ego ...
It's just that I'm terrified!

Speech writer, speech writer
write me a speech.
Make me look grand.
Make me a peach.
When I'm up there
and I'm all on my own
Your words will put me at home.
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