Hi,
I have been with my partner for less than one year and have to give a speech at the Ladies Night Festival as he is Master of the Lodge. I don’t know anyone there or they me. I don’t have a clue where to begin! I’m not asking for someone to write the speech, but just give me a couple of suggestions re topics. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Susie

What have some of the previous ladies night topics been?
Are you being asked because of who you know…or what you do?
Alot of these groups are mostly professionals, community leaders, most travel alot to help others, and they give alot of their time/money to charities etc. etc…so I would try to find something that they can relate too without pitching one more cause their way.

As its your night, some one else gets the tricky job of toasting the ladies, normally one of the officers of the lodge.

You get to respond on behalf of the ladies, and yourself-

Some write themselves short poems, most keep it simple

Thank you for your kind words….thank you for the help arranging the night…. thank you all for coming….have a jolly evening…..don’t steal the cutlery, etc.

Its your night and its not meant to stress you up.

Don’t worry too much. I have also to make this year’s Ladies’ Night speech on 28th April. If only we could do this before the meal so that we could taste our food! The speech is best kept short, usually people remark on how the wm has been talking to himself all year while he learns his words. I haven’t sorted mine out yet but I heard a very good speech two years ago. After all the preamble, the speaker asked the ladies to each put a hand on the table in front of them. Then their respective gentlemen were asked to lay their own hand over their lady’s hand. All very romantic. This done, the speaker told the gentlemen they must make the most of that moment, as it was the only time they would have the upper hand.
This went down very well to finish the speech. I cannot use it as several people will be present who were also present on that occasion, but if you are out of Suffolk it might be worth considering. All the best.