"Tips for Delivering Your Best Man Speech"
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"Tips for Delivering Your Best Man Speech"
Get to know the room and the audience.
If you’ve never been in the room where you’re going to give your Best Man
Speech, as soon as you arrive, take a look around. Where will you be
sitting? Where is the podium, if you’re going to use one? Do you have to
walk very far to get to it? If you’re not using a podium, stand in the
place where you’re going to give your Best Man Speech. Make sure
you can see all parts of the room so you can make eye contact with all the
guests. That’s an important part of your Best Man Speech, because
it makes each guest feel as if you are speaking directly to them. When the guests start arriving, greet as many as you can, if possible, and chat with them for a few minutes. It’s easier to give a speech to people you know than it is to a roomful of complete strangers. Fourth Step: Visualize yourself delivering Your Best Man Speech. I know this sounds a little weird, but you need to picture in your mind’s eye the scene as you confidently walk to the microphone (or if you’re not going to use a podium then taking the microphone firmly in hand) and begin your speech. Your voice is calm and clear, you’re self-assured, and the audience is enthralled. If you can see it happening in your mind, you can make it happen in reality. And remember, your audience wants you to succeed. They want you to give a good Best Man Speech, and most of them know how difficult it can be – they don’t want to be up there in your place. So they’re wishing you well – it’s not like you’re in a comedy club and they’re waiting for you to bomb. Fifth Step: Relax. I know, I know, that’s easier said than done, but you really can do it. You will be the Best Best Man! Practice breathing techniques – sit comfortably with your back straight. Breathe in slowly, hold your breath for about 5 seconds, and slowly exhale.
Now, take that mental image you have of Gumby,
and replace it with an image of someone who’s calm, cool and collected. A
Jedi knight, or a Zen master, perhaps. That’s it! Remember David
Carradine in the old TV series “Kung Fu” from the 1970’s? He played a
character called Kwai Chang Caine, a Shaolin priest wandering around in
the American west of the 1870’s. There was nothing that dude
couldn’t handle! |
