Writing the best farewell speech for outgoing students

What to Say in a High School, university or College Graduation Speech

Writing the best farewell speech for outgoing students shouldn’t be seen as something scary to do. Although, it’s not always easy finding some inspiring words to write in your send-off or goodbye message for students graduating from college or high school.

If you can learn the basic skills and knowledge needed in speech writing and with proper planning, you’ll find out that it is not a difficult task for a teacher like you to do to express your good wishes and say goodbye to your students who are leaving the college. To get ideas on what to say or write, here is a short sample you can refer to.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

— Eleanor Roosevelt

What to Say in Farewell Speech — Tips

The Introduction: First recognize the presence of important person in the audience and then the graduating students. For example, it can be something like this: "Good morning respected principal, vice principal, colleagues, families and friends, students and my dear outgoing 12th class students. I am honored and pleased to welcome you all to this colorful ceremony. Today, we are all here to bid farewell to our 12th grade students who are leaving the college."

The Body: Recall old memories, i mean old memories shared together with the students, and try to put them on paper. However, remember to keep them brief and precise when putting words down. Write down some success stories that happened during their stay in the school. Also, mention how the college had better prepared them to overcome challenges that they are likely to face in the next face of their journey.

You can add humor as an important part in the speech if you wish to. Also, note some of your experiences as a teacher, relating them to the outstanding performance of the students leaving.

The Conclusion: Here, you need to summarize all your important points. It's perfectly okay to share some inspirational thoughts with the outgoing students. And wish them all the best in future endeavors.

Note: Keep it brief, precise and avoid any form of abusive words that could dull the message you are trying to convey. Look for the right words to make the send-off party colorful and that which will grab your audience attention.

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