Tips for delivering a speech - Yankton Press & Dakotan
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The key speeches are usually delivered by the groom, best man and the bride’s father, and each has a slightly different function. Speeches are usually a mixture of humor, sentiment, compliments and messages of thanks. Getting the balance right is essential and can make or break a wedding speech. Relax It’s natural to be nervous before delivering a wedding speech, and even those used to public speaking will experience anxiety. Keeping things simple is one of the key tips for delivering a wedding speech. Take deep breaths to calm your nerves, and speak loudly and clearly so that all the guests can hear you. If using a microphone, make sure you know how to operate it before standing to deliver your speech. Any comedy moments should be intentional, with guests laughing with you and not at you! Prepare Writing a wedding speech can be daunting. Research, preparation and planning are the keys to success. Begin preparing the speech weeks before the wedding day, and don’t get caught out at the last moment. Every speaker should have several stories and anecdotes to share, so begin researching these well in advance. Always consider the audience you will be speaking to, and make sure all material is relevant and of interest. Never set out to embarrass or offend anyone. Time It Once you have some stories to share, write them out and time how long it takes to read them. If you are a confident speaker, 10 minutes is a good time aim to deliver the whole speech. If you want to be brief, three to five minutes is acceptable. One of the worst mistakes is to speak for too long, and lose the interest of your audience. Consider Props Props can bring additional interest to a wedding speech. A slideshow of photographs can be highly entertaining. For example, showing photographs of the bride and groom as babies and children is always very well received. Remember the boundaries of good taste, and do not show photographs which may offend. Stay Focused Keeping a clear head is essential when delivering a wedding speech. Weddings generally involve alcohol, and it’s important not to partake too early. Drinking before delivering a speech is one of the worst mistakes you can make, and it’s something that will be remembered for years to come. Delivering a wedding speech is actually an honor, and it’s something you should look forward to doing. If you follow these tips, you should be confident in delivering an entertaining speech to be proud of. RENT AN APACHE TROLLEY TODAY! Take your wedding party with you for a TROLLEY ride! CALL APACHE TO RESERVE YOUR TROLLEY! 402-371-1400 Trolleys are available at: Norfolk, North Bend, Yankton & Omaha Locations Pull the “APACHE TROLLEY” with horses, a tractor, or a pickup. The TROLLEY is available in white. Full weather enclosure also available. 16 S Wedding Planner 2014 Tips for delivering a speech
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The key speeches areusually delivered by thegroom, best man and thebride’s father, and each has aslightly different function.Speeches are usually amixture of humor, sentiment,compliments and messages ofthanks. Getting the balance right is
essential and can make orbreak a wedding speech.
RelaxIt’s natural to be nervous
before delivering a weddingspeech, and even those usedto public speaking willexperience anxiety.Keeping things simple is
one of the key tips fordelivering a wedding speech.Take deep breaths to calmyour nerves, and speak loudlyand clearly so that all theguests can hear you.If using a microphone,
make sure you know how tooperate it before standing todeliver your speech. Anycomedy moments should beintentional, with guestslaughing with you and not atyou!
PrepareWriting a wedding speech
can be daunting. Research,preparation and planning arethe keys to success.
Begin preparing the speechweeks before the weddingday, and don’t get caught outat the last moment. Everyspeaker should have severalstories and anecdotes toshare, so begin researchingthese well in advance. Always consider the
audience you will be speakingto, and make sure all materialis relevant and of interest.Never set out to embarrass oroffend anyone.
Time ItOnce you have some
stories to share, write themout and time how long ittakes to read them. If you area confident speaker, 10minutes is a good time aim todeliver the whole speech. If you want to be brief,
three to five minutes isacceptable. One of the worstmistakes is to speak for toolong, and lose the interestof your audience.
Consider PropsProps can bring
additional interest to awedding speech. Aslideshow of photographscan be highly entertaining. For example, showing
photographs of the brideand groom as babies andchildren is always very
well received.Remember theboundaries ofgood taste, anddo not showphotographswhich mayoffend.
Stay FocusedKeeping a
clear head isessential whendelivering awedding speech.Weddingsgenerallyinvolvealcohol, and it’s important notto partake too early. Drinking before delivering
a speech is one of the worstmistakes you can make, andit’s something that will beremembered for years tocome.
Delivering a weddingspeech is actually an honor,and it’s something you shouldlook forward to doing. If youfollow these tips, you shouldbe confident in delivering anentertaining speech to beproud of.
RENT AN APACHE TROLLEY TODAY!
Take your wedding party with you for a TROLLEY ride!
CALL APACHE TO RESERVE YOUR
TROLLEY! 402-371-1400
Trolleys are available at: Norfolk, North Bend, Yankton & Omaha
Locations
Pull the “APACHE TROLLEY” with horses, a tractor, or a pickup.
The TROLLEY is available in white.
Full weather enclosure also available.
16 S Wedding Planner 2014
Tips for delivering a speech
