50 High-Impact Speeches and Remarks

Book excerpt: A leader's sourcebook of ready-to-use speeches for any occasion Effective leaders must be able to speak to groups of employees in ways that motivate, inspire, and challenge. 50 High-Impact Speeches and Remarks is a sourcebook of proven speeches successful business leaders have used to rally their troops at a sales conference, carefully announce a major change or restructuring, or celebrate an important achievement. Each speech has been edited to make it easy to adapt and customize to suit any organization. Leaders will find the powerful, inspiring, and diplomatic words they need to: Challenge people to do their best work Congratulate the workforce after a successful quarter or year Announce a round of layoffs Inspire the organization with a new direction or strategy Ask employees to cut costs Deliver congratulations for a retirement