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:
[1]http://www.antiessays.com/free-essays/Welcome-Speech-For-Pta-389264.html

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

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

Vote of thanks at the closing ceremony of Consultative Meeting of Experts on Capacity Development Mr. Jianhua Cai, President, China Training Center of Reproductive Health and Family Care

I am here giving short notes regarding his speech.

I deem it a great honor to propose the vote of thanks on behalf of ................... to all of you here. 

We are deeply indebted to you for articulating the voice of training experts and institutions from ................... states.

I would like to take this opportunity to extend our most sincere thanks to all our guests who gather in .............. from various destinations. 

 My special thanks go to Dr. ................ , and every one of you here for your great efforts to the successful conclusion of this meeting.

Also, we thank Dr. ........ , Director-General, Department of ....................... , who came by all the way for the closing ceremony last night. 

Before I pass the micro to ...................... , I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to you all again for taking your time and sharing your wisdom here in the past four days. 

 I’m sure you will have a good time there, and wish you all a wonderful journey home. 

Thank you. 

Reference:

[1]http://www.ctc-health.org.cn/file/070513thankscjh.pdf

VOTE OF THANKS by Prof.S.Sriraman

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From his speech, i here note some important words that may help you for making your speech a great success.

Instructions : (I have taken points from his speech)

Respected Chief Guest ............................distinguished experts from India and abroad and colleagues from the University, our friends, well wishers and students in the audience, it is indeed my very pleasant duty to propose a vote of thanks on this occasion.

We are really very grateful to our respected Chief Guest .................... for gracing this occasion and inaugurating the Conference with some very useful propositions from which the discussions can begin. Thank you sir for your presence and insights.

A no. of organisations have come forward to financially support the event of ours. We gratefully acknowledge their support. Most specifically, the following, our sponsors:

Mention the sponsors list.

The Honble Vice Chancellor, the Pro. Vice Chancellor and Registrar have all along been a source of strength to us. Thanks to them. Thanks to all my colleagues in the Dept. of ............ faculty and staff for their unstinting support in all our efforts. To our director ............, a very special thanks for the quiet but forceful support. The university at various levels in the various depts. has been very supportive of our efforts.

Our thanks to our University campus canteen for boarding arrangements. A no.of our post-graduate students have been of tremendous help absolutely in the work relating to the conference. We thank them all.

Finally, thanks to the distinguished members of the audience for their gracious presence at the inaugural function.

Reference:

[1] above link

[2] http://rural.nic.in/sites/downloads/archive/thanks_vote.pdf

Vote Of Thanks

A speech from "sacredheartschool" , UK. I am attached the speech here

Welcome ladies, gentlemen, staff, pupils and ex students. 

I will keep this a short vote of thanks, so don’t worry! 

To start I would like to thank Mr Robin Gregory, who has come here this evening to present the awards. 

As the Chair of governors, he has an important role in our school. It may not be as well known as being the Head Mistress, for example, but he and the governors who give freely of their time are vital to the successful running of our school.

I would like to thank Father Michael both for the spiritual guidance he gives our community and for presenting the school awards. 

I would like to acknowledge the dedication of all the teaching staff, who function like a well oiled machine, helping and supporting us to all achieve to the very best of our abilities. I’m sure at times we would test the patience of a saint! You go out of your way to help us. 

All your hard work and effort is reflected in the outstanding GCSE results. We must not forget the support staff who without all your hard work, the school would just not operate. 

I speak on behalf of all the year 11s past and present. Those 3rd helpings of pudding really do help us to get through the long afternoons! To all the Sisters who provide the spiritual support and a listening ear that we need during the course of our school lives, especially during our examinations. Thank you. 

Sister Francis, you are the leader of the School and of this fantastic team of staff, sisters, governors and students. Your drive, dedication and determination, is an inspiration to us all. You have provided the school with new playground facilities which are enjoyed by all, and greatly appreciated. 

Together we express deep gratitude to you and for all that you have done for this school and its pupils. I must also acknowledge the tremendous support that the school receives from all of the parents. You are generous enough to allow your children to come to this school, especially in these times of austerity. You organise yourselves around netball matches, swimming galas, summer fetes and Christmas bazaars, just to name a few! Thank you. 

Last but no means least, I say, a warm thank you to the students who apply themselves in all their lessons, school events and extracurricular activities. This has been shown in the awards that we have presented this evening. For me this school is like a very large extended family, which cares for us and when we need someone, there will always be somebody there for us whether if it is a member of staff, fellow class mate, or even someone from another class, who we have never really spoken to before. 

This school is our stepping stone to greater things; college, sixth form, university, or obtaining a job, travelling the world, becoming an actress, musician, professor, teacher, doctor, nurse, dentist, chef or artist. This is what gives us the courage to reach for what we dream. 

So I thank you all personally, because you are what motivate us to embrace our futures.