Make Toast's Blog – June 2010 Archive (2)

How can you give a well presented Wedding Toast/Speech?

Your face and body are fully visible and free from distracting movements...no hiding behind a podium!

Practice your very best total-body posture while speaking in front of your listeners.

Your words are clearly spoken at a pace and volume that allows everyone in the room to understand you.

Try to find a place of being simultaneously energized and relaxed…

What makes a well composed wedding speech/toast?

Using your tribute as an opportunity to bear witness to the good character of the Bride and Groom as well as expound upon what is significant about this particular union.

Tell the story of the Bride or Groom from your perspective.

Strike a balance between feelings and facts.

Link the passages of your toast cohesively, building to a satisfying…