Comments on: Wedding Speeches - 5 step guide http://www.naturaltraining.com/blog/2007/01/24/wedding-speeches-5-step-guide/ 60 seconds of inspiration Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:05:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Wedding Speeches - 5 step guide by: Barry http://www.naturaltraining.com/blog/2007/01/24/wedding-speeches-5-step-guide/#comment-18093 Tue, 31 Jul 2007 11:18:09 +0000 http://www.naturaltraining.com/blog/2007/01/24/wedding-speeches-5-step-guide/#comment-18093 From my own experience when I was asked to be a best man, I thought yes what an honor but then, oh no, the speech. Luckily I could write poetry, so I wrote a poem and also luckily I hit the jackpot, it went down a storm, it was perfect and I had accolades all night from lots of guests and photographers. So I created my own website to help other guys and it has been very successful and I am so lucky to have had so much superb feedback from guys who were clearly quite nervous. The beauty of a personalized poem is the fact it is personal, you can read it, and given time to practice, it can be delivered in a meaningful way and last but not least, you don't have to let on it wasn't you who wrote it!! But the real beauty is it is a comfort to the best man in case of emergencies; panic attack, too much to drink, etc. So if anybody wants help, I would be delighted to help out, just check out my website www.TheBestManSpeech.co.uk From my own experience when I was asked to be a best man, I thought yes what an honor but then, oh no, the speech. Luckily I could write poetry, so I wrote a poem and also luckily I hit the jackpot, it went down a storm, it was perfect and I had accolades all night from lots of guests and photographers. So I created my own website to help other guys and it has been very successful and I am so lucky to have had so much superb feedback from guys who were clearly quite nervous.

The beauty of a personalized poem is the fact it is personal, you can read it, and given time to practice, it can be delivered in a meaningful way and last but not least, you don’t have to let on it wasn’t you who wrote it!! But the real beauty is it is a comfort to the best man in case of emergencies; panic attack, too much to drink, etc. So if anybody wants help, I would be delighted to help out, just check out my website www.TheBestManSpeech.co.uk

]]> Comment on Wedding Speeches - 5 step guide by: Jessie http://www.naturaltraining.com/blog/2007/01/24/wedding-speeches-5-step-guide/#comment-18092 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 06:30:33 +0000 http://www.naturaltraining.com/blog/2007/01/24/wedding-speeches-5-step-guide/#comment-18092 These are excellent tips. Two others I'd add - which I'm personally big on. Are remember to be yourself - the audience are like children in that they easily spot a fake - and in alignment with your comment about them being lenient - I agree - they want you to do well. So they start off open and then if you are not you - they'll switch off quickly and almost go the reverse (want you to get off) The other thing is to remember why you are there. People get so nervous about speaking - and if you go into how nervous you are - where is the focus? On yourself! And you are there in fact in service to others. So if you acknowledge there are nerve - and then focus on being there for the audience (the bride and groom) - it is amazing how quickly that seems to lose the nerves. :-) These are excellent tips.

Two others I’d add - which I’m personally big on.

Are remember to be yourself - the audience are like children in that they easily spot a fake - and in alignment with your comment about them being lenient - I agree - they want you to do well. So they start off open and then if you are not you - they’ll switch off quickly and almost go the reverse (want you to get off)

The other thing is to remember why you are there.

People get so nervous about speaking - and if you go into how nervous you are - where is the focus? On yourself! And you are there in fact in service to others. So if you acknowledge there are nerve - and then focus on being there for the audience (the bride and groom) - it is amazing how quickly that seems to lose the nerves.

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