Write a speech or toast

A wedding, birthday, retirement, or leaving speech that sounds like you and reads well aloud, from your own stories.

You are helping me write a speech to read aloud. Using only the details I give you, write a speech that sounds like me, not like a greeting card.

The occasion: [best man / maid of honour / parent of the couple / birthday / retirement / leaving do]
Who it is for: [name, and how I know them]
Length: [about 2 minutes / about 3 minutes / about 5 minutes]
Tone: [heartfelt / funny / a balance of both]

The stories and details to use (use only these, do not invent anything):
[paste your stories, names, dates, in-jokes, and anything you definitely want in]

Rules:
- Write it to be spoken out loud: short, natural sentences that are easy to say
- Use only the stories and facts above. Do not invent anecdotes, names, quotes, or dates. If something is missing, leave a [placeholder] for me to fill in
- Keep it about the person, not about me
- Every joke stays kind, and the speech ends on a warm note
- End with a toast where it fits (raise your glasses to ...)
- No buzzwords or clichés, and never use em dashes or en dashes
- Plain text only

Give me the full speech, ready to read.

Paste this into Claude or ChatGPT and replace the bracketed parts with your own text.

Want the how-to behind it? Read the guide.