Saturday, January 24, 2015

Welcome Speech for PTA

The most respected   ......................Our highly esteemed guests, ladies and gentlemen!
I extend my warm greetings to all of you!

Today,   on behalf of the management, I am privileged to welcome you to this Meeting.

First of all with great pleasure, I would like to welcome the ..................... , who very kindly agreed to grace this occasion and share his valuable thoughts with us.

As the Manager of this institution he always extend his full support for the progress and welfare of all of us. 

His true dedication, missionary zeal and human touch are commendable. 

His words of inspiration keep our morale high. He is a strong advocate for the education and well-being of every member of this institution. Sir, we are honored by your presence today. 

Secondly I would like to welcome Principal of ................. . 

She is an efficient leader who guide the students towards the academic excellence through compassion, dedication and selfless service. 

We are highly fortunate to have her as our Principal. Madam, you are warmly welcomed to this meeting.

Now I would like to introduce Mr/Ms ..................... , who has graciously agreed to share her thoughts with us. 

She/he is highly experienced in ........................ . She /he skillfully deal .................... with ............. . We are fortunate to have her ................................. .

With great pleasure I welcome ..................... to this meeting. 

I also welcome the faculty members who will interacting with you later.

Now I would like to welcome the highly esteemed parents who kindly accepted our invitation for this meeting.

We sincerely appreciate your co-operation and unreserved love for this institution in sparing your time despite your busy schedule to honor this invitation. 

I pray that the Almighty God will indeed bless you all immensely.

We are looking forward to working with all the parents and making this year an exciting and a successful one. Once again I extend a warm welcome to each one.


Reference:
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Welcome Speech

Usually a welcome speech starts with greeting the chief guest, guests on and off the dais. This is followed by a brief description about the objectives of the meet.

The following are some common "welcome quotes"

I extend a hearty welcome
I offer a warm welcome
I accord a genial welcome
I salute him with a winsome welcome
I welcome him with the loving hearts of all present
I welcome him with my whole heart
I welcome him with all my heart
I am delighted to offer a happy welcome
Let me offer you a pleasant welcome
Please permit me to offer you a fraternal welcome
I request the members of the audience to join me in offering a warm – hearted welcome
We feel honored in offering you a cheerful welcome

A welcome speech should not be concluded by thanking. That is the job of the person who gives the vote of thanks. Welcome speech should be the one leaving the participants at ease and eagerly waiting for the upcoming events. Maximum duration of welcome speech can be three to four minutes.

Vote of thanks for a function is given during the end of function.

The aim of vote of thanks is not to bore them further; but to give a sincere attempt to thank everyone who has made the show a success.

There should be an order of thanking according to the importance as in welcome speech. For a formal function, it is best to thank the chief guest first, then the dignitaries on the dais, people in the front row and then everybody down the hall.

Avoid thanking own people from the organisation. For example when you write vote of thanks for annual day or college day, one of the faculties who was involved in the organisation may be entrusted with the responsibility to give away the vote of thanks.

Avoid praising anybody. Expressing heartfelt thanks need not be about praising a particular person or organisation. While choosing words for the speech, take care not to be critical or evaluative about the day's events.

A vote of thanks speech is not an attempt at summarizing the events for the day. Instead it should be a way of showing appreciation with heartfelt words of gratitude. It can also be used as an opportunity to respond to the remarks, requests or promises made by the chief guest.


The person who is giving away the vote of thanks should have a pleasant disposition. You will feel more confident if you have a small card with points written on who you want to thank and which phrase or words to be used for a particular person.

Have eye contact with the audience and talk to the audience. Beginners make a common mistake of talking to themselves rather than communicating to the audience.

Speak slowly and deliberately as you look around the hall.

Use body language and gestures to emphasise the sincerity of your words. Smile on your face will enhance your appearance as well as leave the guests at ease.

Common expressions used for vote of thanks speech

I thank……
I am grateful to……
Let me express my gratitude….
I take this opportunity to thank…..
We remain grateful to…….
Our words may not be capable of communicating our sense of gratitude to….
We offer our sincere thanks to….
Permit me to mention our appreciation to
I bow my head in gratitude…..
May I take this occasion to salute him with…..
We are happy to mention our obligation to….
We express our gratefulness to…

Reference:
[1]http://feltap.blogspot.in/2013/08/how-to-give-welcome-speechwelcome.html#.VMRr1NKUf9w