Forms, accident reports and eyewitness reports 6. Vote of thanks Vocabulary
sponsor – a person or organisation that pays for or contributes to the cost of an event
We deliver a vote of thanks at the end of a function to say thank you to everybody who was involved in the organising of the event. Te people to thank could include the following: the main organiser, catering staff, sound technicians, admin staff, sponsors, etc. We also deliver a vote of thanks to thank a guest speaker for his/ her speech. Do not feel afraid when you are asked to prepare a vote of thanks. Take time to write a good speech. Practise in front of the mirror or in front of family members before the event. As the vote of thanks is usually one of the last items on a programme, it should be brief.
How to deliver a vote of thanks 1. Know the audience and adapt your speech to their age and interests.
Tips
like: It gives me great pleasure to thank…; I am grateful to…; I would like to take this opportunity to thank….
anybody for praise.
negative about the event.
2. Stand up straight; smile; make eye contact with the audience and the guest speaker.
3. Speak clearly and vary your pitch and tone.
4. Use words that are easy to understand - you don’t need to impress with big words.
5. Mention any strong points the guest speaker made, e.g. an interesting fact, statistic or statement.
6. Have a list of the persons who organised and contributed to the success of the event and thank them for their effort.
7. Say thank you to anyone you may have leſt out accidentally. 8. Be creative and share a joke only if you are sure you can pull it off. 9. End strongly and confidently by adding a relevant verse, quote or poem.
ACTIVITY 12
Work in pairs. 1. Alex Buti was asked to deliver a vote of thanks. Read the following remarks and decide whether they are acceptable or not. Give a reason for your answer. 1.1 Tandeka, thank you for your speech. It was very entertaining, but sometimes you spoke too slowly.
1.2 Tank you everybody for all your hard work and effort, but I must admit, Ms Tambo’s catering stole the show!
1.3 I would like to take this opportunity to thank Sylvia for explaining the new accounting system to us in a way that we could all understand.
2. Someone had to deliver a vote of thanks. Read the descriptions of the person’s body language and decide whether it was acceptable or not. Give a reason for your answer. 2.1 Timothy spoke clearly and he used gestures when he thanked the guest speaker.
2.2 Emily’s vote of thanks was nearly as long as the guest speaker’s speech and she looked at one person only.
2.3 Funeka smiled warmly at the guest speaker and the audience and she looked at the guest speaker from time to time.
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