Well, it’s hard to guess if you did or did not prepare for your best man speech. Since you are reading this I think you are not ready for your best man speech yet. At least not to your satisfaction, I guess. However, I could be wrong. May be you are ready with your speech and want to make it even better.
Let’s imagine that you have to give the best man speech tomorrow around this time. What if tomorrow is the wedding day and you are expected to deliver an entertaining best ma speech at the wedding reception. Are you ready for it? What do you say?
Anyway, here are 10 last minute best man speech tips that will help you present a good best man speech. I assume that your speech is already written but you are yet to grasp it fully.
- Firstly you would want to rehearse your best man speech a few more times.
- Get a card or a neat piece of paper and write down the main points of your best man speech. You can keep it in your hand and have a look at it if you ever need a cue while giving your speech. Write down that hilarious joke you picked up last night from a book and the one-liner from Leo Tolstoy you found while browsing the web . . . you got the idea. However, it would be great if you don’t have to use it.
- Be sure about the order of the wedding speech. Generally best man speeches are given by the best man after the father of the bride and the grooms have spoken. But you would not want any confusion here. Simply ask the MC before the wedding reception formally begins.
- Make sure you know the names of the people and the places you are going to mention in your speech. If you are yet to meet the bride ask the groom to tell you a little bit about her. It’s important that you figure out how a person is the bride. Is she calm and serious or is she fun loving. You could adjust your speech accordingly.
- Finally, you would want to rehearse your best man speech a few more times.
By the way, I would like you to emphasize specially on tips number 1 and 5. The secret of successful best man speeches begins and ends with those two tips. Period.
More about best man speeches and toasts at Best Man Speech Insight – A Guide to Best Man Speeches
