Deliver A Top Class Wedding Speech.
Posted by man | Under Uncategorized Friday Sep 3, 2010A wedding speech is definitely a tall order – maybe one of the most difficult things you’re likely to ever have to tackle. This is true for most people at weddings – groom, bride, bridesmaid, father of the bride, mother of the bride, bridesmaid, bestman, groom – whatever your role is to be. It actually doesn’t matter.
You can be certain of this: wedding speeches are problematic for all of us.
Some people prefer listening to speeches to making them. If this is you, but you have an upcoming speech of your own to make, try to relax.
With the right kind of preparation, you can really deliver a top class speech.
This can be so even if you are not a naturally gifted speaker. It can be the case that the simple utterings of a more reserved speaker can get the audience going more so than a virtuoso ‘natural’ speaker.
First off, make a checklist – stick everything down on paper and work from there.
So, where do you begin? In this post, we’re going to analyse just which elements you need to concentrate on as preparation for your wedding speech – and how you can nail it on the big day!
1. Notes:
Here you can include items like venue, size of the party at the wedding and reception, the itinirary, the approximate time of your speech, and anything else you can think of. This kind of information is great for you. Use it wisely to plan out how the whole thing is going to play out. It will make visualization much easier ( see below ).
2. Breathing:
The right kind of breathing techniques will enable you to realise more control over your nerves and help you to project your voice better.
3. A speech outline:
First off here, get yourself a sample wedding speech to use to work your own speech around. After you’ve written your own speech, then you can learn it completely. Make sure you know it up and down and backwards.
4: Practice:
After you have written and learned your speech, practice reciting it – say it aloud. Just like it’s the real thing. Work on making the delivery a bit different each time, so that it doesn’t feel like a rehearsal or recitation.
This way, you’ll be less likely to panic during the actual speech if you lose your way a bit.
5: Visualization:
Visualization is used by many people as a confidence booster and preparation aid. picture yourself giving a successful speech and you might find it easier to carry the thing through more successfully when it comes to the real deal. Many sportspeople swear by this approach.
6: Make it simple:
Keep it simple – you are amid friends and family. You understand what they like to hear and what they don’t. Give them what they want and keep it simple!
If the black mist does descend and the nerves kick in, don’t panic! That would only make things worse. What you should do instead is this: take a long, deep breath and a sip of water ( nothing stronger! ) and go on as normal. Though this pause may seem like a long time to you, your listeners will hardly even be aware of it. Believe me. Follow the advice in this article, get yourself a sample wedding speech and get to work – your audience will be grateful for it! Good luck.