Wedding Speeches - 3 Steps To A Good Wedding Toast


by William Burnell - Date: 2010-09-06 - Word Count: 504 Share This!

If you are not used to speaking in public, being asked to make a wedding toast can cause real concern. In some people it can create feelings of panic - the fight or flight reaction. Unfortunately, there is nowhere to run so you have to stay and fight - make a speech, that is. Like tackling most seemingly impossible tasks, starting is the important thing. Then we find we can work our way through to a solution step-by-step. Preparing a good wedding toast can be like this and it can be done in three steps.

Start Your Wedding Toast Now

As soon as you find out you are going to make a speech, start working on it straight away. We all have a tendency to put off unpleasant or difficult tasks, but this is not the thing to do. Time will fly and catch you unprepared. You could find yourself without a properly finished speech with the wedding right on top of you, which means you could be under such pressure that you cannot think clearly about what you want to say. If this carries through to the actual day, you could face a very stressful time, including increased nervousness, lack of confidence and, finally, disappointment in yourself.

On the other hand, by starting your preparation early you will remove the time constraints, which allows you to put all your energies into preparing a good wedding toast.

Write Down What You Feel

Think about what you want to say. Thoughts will start running around in your mind and you will need to capture them by writing them down. At first, it does not really matter what you write, the main thing is to get your thoughts on paper. Simply write what you feel. As you write, more thoughts will come and you will start getting them into some sort of order. You do not have to be eloquent, but you do have to be sincere. If you express your sincerity in the best way you can, your audience will respect this and be moved by it.

Do the Very Best You Can

Write it and rewrite until you are happy with the finished article. Work on you speech until you can say it off by heart. Practice it out loud to yourself or to someone else. Practice your wedding toast as if you were giving it on the day. This will give you a chance to work on your delivery and make any corrections to words or phrases that do not sound quite right. It will also give you confidence. When you have it the way you want it, make some notes to use on the day in case of distractions or a memory lapse.

When the day comes you will feel nervous but that is natural. When you get to your feet, your nervousness will be replaced with confidence because you will be well prepared. In fact, you will find yourself enjoying the experience and your audience will appreciate your efforts and respond with enthusiasm. You will be a big hit.

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