A 21st birthday is very important for most young people and if you are giving a speech on this day, you should make sure it is humorous and short. The party will most likely have a lot of young people who do not like long speeches.

Praise the birthday girl or buy and include the positive attributes the person has. Two or three funny anecdotes from the person’s childhood will also make the speech sound very well thought out and special. The audience at the party will determine the kind of jokes you can tell. If you have any childhood pictures, you can bring them out during your speech. This will definitely light up the mood at the party especially if the person looks very different now.

If the person is your daughter, you can tell her about the joy that she brings into your life and how important she is to you. Some advice about the future will also be appropriate at this point. If it is an older sister or brother you can tell them about how they have inspired you and how they are good role models.

Always end the speech by toasting to the birthday gal or boy and telling them that how proud you are about their accomplishments.
You can write the speech yourself or get some ideas from various sites on the internet. Make sure that the one you get online is personalized to suit the person before you deliver it at the party.