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5
Nov

Yet Another Best Man Speech Guide For You


Giving any speech can be a daunting task, and this is especially true when giving best man speeches; however, you can overcome any apprehension and be successful. When you follow just two simple rules for giving any best man speech, you will not only impress the bride and groom, but also yourself in the process. Rule number one is to connect with the audience. Classical training in schools and colleges since the time of the ancient Greeks tells us that you should strike an emotional tone and connect with the wedding party on an emotional level. After all, what life event could be emotional than a wedding? Your goal as the best man should be to open with a funny anecdote. Pick a silly mishap or adventure you had with your best friend, the groom. Explain how you two were in college or high school and tell about how you and the groom were on blind double dates. Crazy (but clean) antics followed. This is merely an example, but it illustrates the subject and tone. It should be something the bride, groom, and visitors will find amusing in retrospect. Now you can move on to step two, staying focused.

Staying focused means keeping your speech organized and on point so that your audience can follow your anecdote on step at a time. This concept is fundamental to any best man speech guide. Keep the speech under six minutes, use a chronological format if possible, and stay connected with your audience. Perhaps the best way to stay organized, aside from the points already mentioned, is to use note cards. Write about four short phrases per card, organize the cards chronologically, and avoid writing complete sentences. Practice delivering your speech in front of a mirror, taking note of how long it takes to move through the cards. It should not be difficult to remember the major points of the speech, because you are simply retelling a funny event that you and the groom once experienced. Organization your note cards is the key to giving a best man speech. You want to make your speech flow, not get muddled, and not fumble for words; additionally, you do not want to bore your audience. You also want the speech to wrap in under six minutes without extraneous detail that will make your audience’s thoughts wander. While this might seem a tough mountain to climb, be assured that if you make your topic a funny story and if you make your thoughts organized and coherent you will have a great best man speech.

So, that’s yet another best man speech guide for you. Having a guide book or any similar resource is immensely useful to get the ideas you need for writing your best man speech at the first place and then getting to know how to deliver the speech with utmost confidence. Well, there is no shortage of guides that are related to best man speeches like the one you are reading now. In fact, let me tell you, this entire site is a huge best man speech guide – so, if you are seeking guidance for your best man speech, look around and you will find more than enough to create one for yourself.

19
Jun

Nine Important Best Man Speech Guidelines


Let’s get to the point right away. You need somebody to guide you to write your best man speech. I know you know the basics or even have some good ideas for your best man speech. But you need to cook those ideas to produce the best man speech you have in your mind. And that’s exactly why you are in search for some kind of guidelines related to best man speeches that would help you in this regard. Don’t know if you have already read it, we have an article on best man speech guidelines already published. But as always I’d like to post a quick synopsis of the same here in this blog.

So, here are the best man speech guidelines one more time -

  1. Thank the groom for his groom’s speech and also for choosing you as his best man.
  2. Greet the guests and thank them for attending the wedding and being part of the celebration.
  3. Speak about the groom. Tease him with a couple of witty remarks. Remember how the two of you met for the first time. Share a funny anecdote with the groom involved in it. Emphasize on the positive traits of the groom mentioning why you think he is a special person – his skills, his achievements, his hobbies and likings …
  4. Praise the bride as well as her gorgeous look on behalf of the bridesmaids. Highlight the positive qualities about the bride in the same manner as you did earlier while mentioning the groom
  5. Tell why you think the newlyweds is an awesome couple in the making. Share with your audience if the groom has changed to an even better person after he met and then fell in love with his fiancée, the bride.
  6. Appreciate the contribution of those special individuals who worked together to make the entire wedding affair successful.
  7. Give a couple of sincere advices on marriage and married life.
  8. Propose a wedding toast to honor the happy couple and wish them cordially for a happy married life.
  9. And finally a couple of warnings: Do not try to make your best man speech overly funny by including dirty or embarrassing comments in your speech. Do not make your speech too long (or too short).

Well, hopefully you will find these best man speech guidelines helpful. But remember to put it into practice. By the word practice I just remember something; did I tell you that to deliver your speech fluently and to overcome any stage fright or fear of public speaking that you might have, you need to practice it several times? Remember practice is the ultimate key to successful best man speeches.