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O.k, you’re sitting at home in front of the television having a chilled out Saturday night. Your quite happily minding your own business when the telephone rings. Getting prepared to hang up on another Double-Glazing salesman you answer the phone and realise it's your best friend. He tells you he’s getting getting married
and has asked you to be his best man. For most people when they are asked this question, a few conflicting thoughts will go through their mind. First of all they are very happy and usually quite flattered that they have been asked. Then a little later reality kicks in and they realise they are responsible for coming up with a speech.
So, you hang up the phone, go straight to your computer, connect to Google and search for Free Wedding speeches. Isn't it strange that nearly all of us talk everyday to many people yet statistics have proven that more people are afraid of speaking in public than many other more common fears. When you speak in public, you know that all eyes and ears are upon you. Anything you say cannot be taken back, and if you mess up and say something bad, you’ll spend the rest of your speech trying to take your foot out of your mouth.
But is finding free speeches on the internet really the way to go? You’ll often find tips on how to deliver a great speech or how to actually present it. You may even be lucky enough to find one that is already written, and you have the option of simply printing it. The trouble is with this type of speech is that they are designed with a "one size fits all" policy. They tend to be rather, impersonal, very general, and pretty vague. If you’re the best man, you’ll probably just end up boring your friends and family and wishing you'd made more of an effort. Look on this as your chance to shine.
When making speeches, the best thing to do is to keep things simple, if you know your friend well you should have plenty to say about him without having to depend on free wedding speeches from the internet.
What is the best man speech actually about? Well, your basic role here is simply to talk about your friends, the ones getting married. How they were meant for each other and how you wish them happiness for the rest of their lives. You don’t need a factory made, winding speech, all you need is memories, and your genuine care for your loved ones. Of course you can add those comical classic moments (provding they don't offend anyone). These help to warm your audience and keep things from becoming boring.
If you’re still worried and feel your stomach twisting at the thought public speaking then you can use these free wedding speech tips, they are not ready made but they should help you stay on the right track:
- Don't Give Unwanted Advice:
Many people often give long-winded, boring speeches because they focus on giving “unasked advice”. Do yourself a favor and leave this to a marriage counselor or the pastor, Give the couple what they really want by sharing some memories. You will find that most couples appreciate hearing a few well chosen memories even if they are a little embarassing. Find a funny or a touching memory you have of the couple and share it with the room, add in a few well wishes and that's your speech wrapped up.
- Keep It Short
Long speeches can become rather boring. Especially when there are many speeches for the guests to hear. You don't want to be the one that bores the room. Use well chosen key points rather than cramming in everything you can think of. In other words don't let it turn into a biography.
- A Poem Could Be The Answer
If you're one of those people that think poems are for sissies. Then you couldn't be further from the truth. A Wedding Is a very emotional time and if done well, you can be sure that everyone will be in the mood for a little emotion A few well said lines in the form of a poem could create laughter, joy, and even get the tears flowing.
- Let Them Know Who You Are
A simple “Dave has been my best friend since we were seven. I've never seen him so crazy about any girl”, Make a basis for what you are going to say, especially if you’re talking about moments in the newlywed’s past together. You see you need credibility. People need to know you are personally attached. If guests don't know who you are then they will not really listen to what you have to say.
