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When Everyone is Looking at You, Will You Deliver?

I play in a band. We play for a lot of wedding receptions. Often, we’re asked to announce the bridal party and stay for dinner. So, as a neutral bystander, I’ve heard many wedding toasts.

Not all of them were good.

Some produced seat squirming, embarrassed nudges, and subdued snickers. I wasn’t there for them, but I think many apologies must have been made after the bar closed and the festivities ended.

But to be fair to the toaster, it’s tough. Consider the typical wedding reception scenario:

What: A wedding toast must be delivered by a close companion of the bride and/or groom
Where: Graceful, elegant maybe even posh surroundings. Most people seldom frequent such establishments.
When: Usually in the evening—a prelude to an evening of unbridled partying
Why: To celebrate the nuptials of a close friend or relative
Who: You in front of maybe 300 other people

That’s enough to give anyone the heebie jeebies!

Speaking in Front of People

It’s well documented that public speaking is one of our greatest fears. In fact, one study suggests that the participants feared public speaking more than death! So, the anxiety that comes with giving a wedding toast in front of a large group of people is very understandable.

Because in daily life:

• 200 to 300 people may not be listening to every word you utter
• You don’t have to worry about looking perfect all of the time
• Short term expectations may not be as great

You know that taking on the overwhelming expectation that you must be flawless when giving the speech is intellectually erroneous. But it doesn’t matter, does it? You still get squeamish.
However, as if public speaking isn’t bad enough, there is one more anxiety producing chore you have to perform.
Write the toast!

Writing a Toast

Have you ever written anything in your life?
Whether you have or not, you probably sense that you have to put a substantial effort into this speech. After all, this may be the best day in the life of this couple. You simply must deliver.

How do you do that?

• You can tell some anecdotes and expose skeletons better left buried deep in the closet
• You can tell a funny story and hope it doesn’t fall flat
• You can talk sentimentally and come off as too maudlin
• You can talk of love and risk being too clichéd
• You can wing it and appear uncouth

There is an upside to each of these approaches. However, you know the downsides could be devastating if they come out of your mouth on this celebratory day.

So think about the situation you’re in. You’re invited to a wedding. You have to speak at it. You have to speak in public, in front of many people who may or may not be in varying stages of tipsiness.

Not only that, you have to have great content for the speech.

Lucky for you, there is one other way to write a toast. It’s what all great speakers do.
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With a few clicks of your keyboard, dozens of time tested funny stories, poignant sayings, and powerful relationship sentiments are available to inspire you.

You can write your own toast, cut and paste it, massage the words to fit your situation or use a speech verbatim.
Now, you have all you will need to create the speech of a lifetime on the best day of someone’s life. You’ve transformed a chore into a privilege which is what it was meant to be in the first place.
That’s worth toasting about!