Graceful Goodbyes: Retirement Speeches for Difficult Colleagues

Nancy (Ayanna) Wyatt 2023, writer of speeches

Why blog about “retirement speeches?” One of the joys of being a writer is that I have the opportunity to craft speeches for special events. Those occasions might feel happy or sad or both at the same time. They can be tricky, but they’re usually FUN! The times in which farewells are less fun to write and to present are when the person who is leaving has been highly controversial or has been extremely unpopular. In those cases, some finesse is needed to make the presentation adhere to these standards. I’ll share some tips here. Continue Reading →

Graceful Goodbyes: Retirement Speeches for Difficult Colleagues

Nancy (Ayanna) Wyatt 2023, writer of speeches

Why blog about “retirement speeches?” One of the joys of being a writer is that I have the opportunity to craft speeches for special events. Those occasions might feel happy or sad or both at the same time. They can be tricky, but they’re usually FUN! The times in which farewells are less fun to write and to present are when the person who is leaving has been highly controversial or has been extremely unpopular. In those cases, some finesse is needed to make the presentation adhere to these standards. I’ll share some tips here. Continue Reading →

Harriet Beecher Stowe, Author – A Biographical Script

Gracious!  That Mr. President Abraham Lincoln is a tall man and so imposing in his ways!  Imagine how my poor heart fluttered as my eyes inched up his spindly frame all the way to the top where sat the most stern and kindly face!  His voice boomed at me when he said, “So this is the little lady who started that great big war!” Continue Reading →

Book Reviews of Three Hots and a Cot by Nancy Wyatt

Man in silhouette against an orange sky = book cover picture for Three Hots and a Cot"

Amazon + GoodReads Book Reviews: Three Hots and a Cot Sorry if I seem to be self-serving by posting these critiques of my book! However, reviewers have determined it is Continue Reading →