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<\/a><\/p>\nTake pride in your role<\/h3>\n
Walk forward with pride in the unyielding knowledge that you’ve earned the time to speak on the subject by way of being a parent or special friend.<\/p>\n
Create your own comfort zone<\/h3>\n
Rehearse your talk out loud for ten minutes a day from your special armchair. You’ll therefore design an internal comfort zone within yourself and it will no longer scare you. Every time you rehearse your words will be ever so slightly different. Imagine yourself at the location as the confident warm speaker you want to be.<\/p>\n
Keep it conversational<\/h3>\n
Think friendly casual conversation rather than a distant official approach. This will free you from the fear of making a mistake. Speak real and make friends with your listeners. Forget trying to be a public speech clone. Let your body and voice intuitively reflect on the chemistry of the moment.<\/p>\n
Make it clean and brief<\/h3>\n
Your speech must not be offensive. ‘Awkward’ moments are fine but no dirty stories. Be brief. Keep it crisp, clear and intentional. About four minutes duration would be perfect. Oh and stay sober. Have your celebratory drinks only after your speech.<\/p>\n
Be yourself and make it personal<\/h3>\n
Guests will relate to you if you make sure the speech is personal and you come across as the ordinary, imperfect human being that you are. Guests don’t expect a groomed professional speaker but they do expect you to have thought about what you have to convey beforehand and to mean the words you say.<\/p>\n
Nobody is there to judge you<\/h3>\n
The fear of a big audience is completely unfounded as the fact is you’ll be giving your speech to a group of friends. These people have come to celebrate the love between two people, they haven’t travelled far and dressed up in their fanciest clothes just to evaluate your every word and move!<\/p>\n