A welcoming speech marks the beginning of any special event or occasion that requires a formal opening. It could be a meeting, a conference, a workshop or a celebration.
Welcome speech is essential in a formal meeting. It is usually the chairman who gives the welcome address or welcome address as it is formally known.
Some guidelines:
1. Treatment: This is the first formal speech in a meeting. It is the speaker's duty to start building a bridge between the audience and the people on the stage (by the way, the stage is called Dais pronounced dayis and no dayas) and thus, his greeting will include the names and designations of all the people. dais.
2. General Welcome: It is my pleasure to welcome all of you to this meeting.
3. History: A few words about past events that happened before the happening event.
4. Purpose of the meeting: In the formal setting, the purpose of the meeting should be explained to the audience so that it begins to wait for something outside the meeting.
5. Individual Welcome: All people on the podium who are not members of your organization need to be welcomed individually. The order is first, the most important person for that meeting, usually the main guest. Followed by the guest of honor, if there is one. Do not start the individual welcome saying "when we went to meet our master guest principal ..."