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Your speech for the birthday person

A speech for the birthday person, with the stories only you know. Tell us about them, we ask follow-up questions and write your speech.

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From first notes to the last rehearsal

An interview that asks follow-up questions

Every role has its own questions, so your stories make it into the speech.

Read first, then decide

You see the outline and the opening for free before you pay anything.

Cue cards to print

A6 landscape, one card per section, with a time mark for a glance at the clock.

Practise with timer and teleprompter

You know beforehand how long your speech really takes.

What a speech from your stories sounds like

An excerpt as an example. Your speech is written from your own answers.

Speech for the birthday person, example

The night before my tenth birthday, the cake slid off the kitchen table. It was eleven o'clock, there was snow outside and every shop was shut. Mum tied on her apron and said: ‘Leave it with me.’

The next morning there was a new cake on the table. It was lopsided. It was the best one I've ever had.

What this speech needs to do

A birthday toast shows who this person is, in a way that makes everyone in the room nod. The colleague recognises the helpfulness, the sister the stubbornness, the grandchildren the favourite saying. You don't need a list of qualities for that, just two or three details and one good story.

For a milestone birthday, a look back makes sense. Tell it in pictures rather than as a CV: the first flat, the move to a new city, the moment something new began. Three to five chapters are plenty.

How your speech can be structured

  1. Opening: a line or image that immediately sounds like the birthday person.
  2. Your connection: who you are and how you know each other.
  3. Tribute: what makes this person who they are, with proof.
  4. Milestones: a short look back in pictures.
  5. The story: the moment everyone should hear.
  6. A wish: specific, and rooted in what you've told.
  7. The toast: for example “To Helen.”, or the cue for the song.

What to settle beforehand

  • Is it a surprise? Then share nothing the birthday person wouldn't want everyone to hear.
  • Who else is speaking, and which stories are already taken?
  • Should the age be mentioned, or better not?
  • Are there topics that don't fit today, such as an illness or a family argument?

Common questions

Can't find your question? Write to us at support@moverba.com

How long should a birthday toast be?
We suggest 4 minutes. In the interview you choose anything from 1 to 10 minutes. If several guests are speaking, keep yours on the shorter side.
How much humour fits?
For this role we suggest light-hearted and funny, and you can choose more or less in the interview. Jokes about age stay kind and never touch on health or decline.
I'm not sure how old they're turning.
Then leave the field blank. The speech won't state or guess an age you haven't given.
Can I finish by starting the birthday song?
Yes. Add it under “What must be included?” in the interview, and the speech ends with the cue for the song instead of a toast.
Several of us want to speak.
Then agree beforehand who tells which story. Each speech gets its own interview, and each person tells their own memories there.

What you can rely on

Promises you can check before you pay anything.

More about Moverba

  • Nothing made up

    Every detail comes from your answers. If something is missing, we mark the spot instead of making it up.

  • You have the last word

    You review and change every word before you give your speech.

  • Read first, then pay

    You see the outline and the opening for free. Your first purchase comes with a 14-day money-back guarantee.

  • Your stories only for your speech

    We use what you tell us only for your speech, never for advertising. Our servers are in Germany.

Occasions
5
Roles with their own interview
14
Speech languages
8
Days money-back guarantee
14
Servers in Germany
DE

Other roles, their own questions

From the guides

Guide

How to structure a speech

Opening, stories, ending: a thread that holds it all together. With examples and a structure for every occasion.

Your speech starts with your story

Answer a few questions, read the free preview and then decide.

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