Keys to Successful Wedding Speeches

Keys to Successful Wedding Speeches

Author: Magriet Du Plessis

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Wedding speeches can often be, particularly before the event, a
source of terror - whether you are preparing as the groom,
father of the bride or best man. Even the bride and the mother
of the bride often give wedding speeches these days.

The two real keys to success with wedding speeches are:

1. Careful preparation and practice of the content of your
speech. You can use free wedding speeches to get inspiration, as
we will see.

2. Psychological preparation - anticipating how it will feel to
stand up in front of everyone at the event itself, so that you
can get comfortable with that feeling rather than being afraid
of it.

The Content of Your Wedding Speech

The first thing you need to decide is the style of speech you
wish to give. Do you want it to be humorous, witty, romantic,
poetic, or just very loving?

There are a lot of free wedding speeches available on the
Internet and reading through free wedding speeches is a great
way to get inspiration. You are unlikely to find a speech that
you will want to use word for word, but there will be elements,
choices of wording, and ideas that will spring out at you.

Be sure to write your speech out in full and then practice it
until you can tell it like a story with your notes just for
backup in case you lose your train of thought.

Psychological Preparation Before a Wedding Speech

It is perfectly natural to be nervous when you find out you are
going to be expected to give a wedding speech. This is a very
important day for the happy couple, and it is a great honor to
be asked to speak. Naturally you want to please the bride and
groom, contribute to their happy memories, and above all not to
let them down.

Similarly, if you are the host or hostess, it will be important
to you to have the opportunity to clearly communicate your
deepest feelings of appreciation and love to the guests you have
invited to share your special day with you.

The most important thing to realize, when preparing for wedding
speeches, is that you have a very friendly audience. Unlike many
forms of public speaking, where you are faced with standing up
in front of a crowd of indifferent - or worse, hostile -
listeners, at a wedding your audience will be eager to cheer you
on.

So as you can see, there is no need to be nervous of wedding
speeches, as long as you have prepared in advance.

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This is a great article to prepare you for toasts and wedding day speeches.

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