Thinking about running for club officer, first time, what should I do??

<p>I'm thinking about running for a club position, probably not the highest one. We have to give our speeches on Monday and I don't really know what I should say because I've never did any speeches before. What should I include in my speech? Please give me some advice. Thanks.</p>

<p>Here's what I was thinking:
Hey everyone, my is Michael Lee. You should vote for me as ____ because I am a organized and a responsible person who will organize all of the volunteering events and make sure that everyone gets their number of required events done by the end of each semester....</p>

<p>Although, I don't really know what position I'm going to run for. I know that there is a president/vice president and treasure position open. Should I make my speech more in general so I don't really have to manipulate certain parts of my speech? </p>

<p>Btw, this is for CSF, California Scholarship federation. We just organize volunteer opportunites for everyone and that's basically it. We just volunteer around the community. I'm a pretty shy guy and I don't really have much experience with clubs/positions , etc. Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance! =]</p>

<p>Can anyone help me out here? Thanks</p>

<p>Come on, its not the United States presidential elections. If your school has to hold speeches and stuff, it must be really cut throat competitive. </p>

<p>One word of advice, your speech will make little or no difference in your prospects as a candidate. Your popularity will have far more effect on such elections. Promises of this and that do not matter for high school. Instead of preparing for a speech, make sure your friends and others vote for you by promising to buy them candy.</p>

<p>If you've been in the club for a while, you should probably mention some of the good things you've done and how much you've dedicated to the club. Try not to be too generic ("I'm responsible and organized"); bring in some concrete examples to show how responsible and organized you are.</p>

<p>But yeah, like Gryffon said, it shouldn't matter that much as long as you're known as a genuinely good candidate for the position.</p>

<p>i dont know where you live or what the kids are like there, but whhere im from officer positions are just competitions of who has the most friends or who can give the funniest speech</p>

<p>Yeah, our class president sophomore year gave a speech about the importance of milk in a healthy diet. Realistically, popularity holds far more weight than merit in any high school elections.</p>