Let us say you are the best man and have been asked to make a speech at your friend's wedding reception.
You have never done it before, and you are not sure about what to say, and you are concerned your inside jokes would alienate friends and family gathered.
You should know that there is no secret formula to making a good wedding speech, but there are different things you can do to help you with it.
First of all, it is assumed that you are rather familiar with the people gathered and you do not have that much anxiety in speaking to a crowd.
And then what? Well, one pointer I would give is to not speak in cliches.
You have heard those lame speeches.
"I first met the couple in BLANK, and it is great to see them get married finally.
BLANK and BLANK, I am happy for you!" Wedding speeches are not the highlight of the day (clue: The highlight is some time when the couple speaks during the marriage ceremony), but surely you would want to rise above the stupid motherhood statements you have heard before.
Be assured that whatever you say, you do not need to blow the audience away.
You are not the main event.
Okay, thank God.
Now you have to focus on being relaxed and informal in your speech.
Think of a particular event involving those two.
Make sure that the context could be established pretty quickly and explained to the audience.
It should not be like telling the 'Previously...
' portion of the third 'Lord of the Rings' movie.
A quick sentence or two to establish context, and then tell your cute anecdote.
It does not have to be some life changing event or the first time they had sex.
Hell, you may even pretend that it was a big deal.
Say, you once went as a third wheel on their watching of a lame horror movie.
Tell that story, and invent how you looked at them, and for the first time, you realized that they were going to be together forever.
Are you arguing that it sounds kind of cliche? Okay then, a little cliche is good.
Just vary the details a bit.
And when you make your 'In conclusion,' make your voice shake a little bit, like you are telling the most wonderful love story in history that moves you so.
"I could...
I could not be happier, for you two," with your voice trailing off a little bit.
Making a good wedding speech? It is a lot in the delivery, not in the material.
Just do not be too obviously generic and the audience will love you for it.
You have never done it before, and you are not sure about what to say, and you are concerned your inside jokes would alienate friends and family gathered.
You should know that there is no secret formula to making a good wedding speech, but there are different things you can do to help you with it.
First of all, it is assumed that you are rather familiar with the people gathered and you do not have that much anxiety in speaking to a crowd.
And then what? Well, one pointer I would give is to not speak in cliches.
You have heard those lame speeches.
"I first met the couple in BLANK, and it is great to see them get married finally.
BLANK and BLANK, I am happy for you!" Wedding speeches are not the highlight of the day (clue: The highlight is some time when the couple speaks during the marriage ceremony), but surely you would want to rise above the stupid motherhood statements you have heard before.
Be assured that whatever you say, you do not need to blow the audience away.
You are not the main event.
Okay, thank God.
Now you have to focus on being relaxed and informal in your speech.
Think of a particular event involving those two.
Make sure that the context could be established pretty quickly and explained to the audience.
It should not be like telling the 'Previously...
' portion of the third 'Lord of the Rings' movie.
A quick sentence or two to establish context, and then tell your cute anecdote.
It does not have to be some life changing event or the first time they had sex.
Hell, you may even pretend that it was a big deal.
Say, you once went as a third wheel on their watching of a lame horror movie.
Tell that story, and invent how you looked at them, and for the first time, you realized that they were going to be together forever.
Are you arguing that it sounds kind of cliche? Okay then, a little cliche is good.
Just vary the details a bit.
And when you make your 'In conclusion,' make your voice shake a little bit, like you are telling the most wonderful love story in history that moves you so.
"I could...
I could not be happier, for you two," with your voice trailing off a little bit.
Making a good wedding speech? It is a lot in the delivery, not in the material.
Just do not be too obviously generic and the audience will love you for it.
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