If you are starting as CEO in the third quarter of the year chances are you are going have to give a speech at your Christmas party.  You may be new to the company or to the role, either way it’s up to you to set the tone at the event.  I’m not much of a speech writer but I did find a post on this very subject over here:  Christmas Letter.The author of that post (Jim Crocker) encourages you to lift the content that he wrote and use it as your own.  Even if you don’t use his speech / letter it might just help you over come the inertia that is a blank piece of paper. Good luck and Season’s Greetings!