| 21st Birthday speeches mark an important stage in | | | | Parents will often speak with pride of the |
| one's life. They combine looking back with looking | | | | achievements of their now adult son or daughter. |
| forward. Usually parents or relatives give the | | | | They may have qualified at university or learnt a |
| speeches and so they are personal in tone because | | | | trade. They may have been excellent sportspeople |
| they are being given by someone who knows the | | | | or deeply involved in social work. Whatever their |
| celebrant well. Of course that is not to say that 21st | | | | achievements 21st birthday speeches give parents |
| speeches are not sometimes given by a peer and, if | | | | the opportunity to say how much their child means |
| so, such speeches will usually be lighter in tone and | | | | to them. It is even more important that they do so |
| have a bantering note. It's probable too that many of | | | | at a party where the boy or girl is surrounded by |
| the guests may even heckle! | | | | family and friends. |
| These days people often celebrate their 18th | | | | 21st birthday speeches are often the last speeches |
| birthday as their coming of age yet 21st birthdays | | | | parents will give addressed to their children. As the |
| are still important occasions in most people's lives. | | | | celebrants grow older it is often their own spouses |
| When you reach this age you are poised on the | | | | or children who toast them. So a 21st birthday is a |
| threshold of adult life. When you become 21 you are | | | | very special occasion and the words you say should |
| usually ready to choose a career, decide you want to | | | | be words that will be remembered. |
| travel or at least make some decisions regarding your | | | | A party is a time for celebrating so the speech |
| future. | | | | should be light-hearted while sincere. It should also be |
| 21st Birthday speeches should take this into account. | | | | short because nobody wants to listen to a |
| They should, of course speak of the past years, the | | | | long-winded speech at a festive occasion. It should |
| childhood and teenage years of the birthday boy or | | | | express praise and love and above all the hope that |
| girl. They should also, though, speak of the future | | | | the celebrant will enjoy a long and happy life. It |
| that lies ahead. They may make suggestions or give | | | | should, naturally end with a relevant toast. |
| ideas. They may give guidance to the celebrant. | | | | Niamh Crowe |
| Above all they will express the good wishes of the | | | | Copyright Speechwriters Tel. |
| speaker. | | | | |