Oratory Delivery for the Best Man
Your best friend is getting married, and you know that you have plenty of responsibilities, but one of the biggest fears for most people as the best man, is going to be oratory delivery of speeches and toasts.
There are several do's and don'ts about your speech or toast. The first biggest don't is don't over do it with alcohol. While alcohol is well known as something to give you confidence in order to stand up, relieve a bit of fear and tenseness, overindulgence is going to make you look like a fool.
Don't wait until the last minute to prepare your speech or toast, and definitely, don't do the biggest mistake of all and try to wing it. Preparation is the key for any man to stand up and put on a good oratory delivery. If you don't plan ahead, there's a good chance that you're going to find that you stutter, use a lot of umm's and and's, or that you don't really say anything that's important. There are plenty of websites available to give you ideas for a speech or a toast, and a few minutes online and have you writing furiously and preparing a well thought out, considerate, speech or toast.
Don't use private jokes. There's nothing worse than listening to someone speak and not getting the endpoint. Private jokes are private, and for those people who don't know what you're talking about, your speech or toast is going to flop. It's extremely frustrating to hear people laugh about something they know nothing about.
Good oratory delivery is well planned in advance and practiced. So not only do you need to put together your speech or toast, but make sure you practice it a bit. You're going to find that good oral deliver is something that is not a natural trait, but more something people work for. Make sure that you have taken the time to practice your speech and toasts, not only that, but it will relieve a lot of nervousness.
Look for personal attributes concerning the people you're talking about. Compliments, consideration, and staying away from controversial topics can allow you to deliver a speech that can be remembered by those you're speaking about. Make sure you take the time to add in a few personal touches, a canned speech is fine, but without the personal touches, it's going to fall flat.
In order to have good oral delivery for your best man's speech and toast, you need to plan well in advance, make it personal, and remember, practice. When it comes to standing up in front of people, take a bit of time and take a big breath, drop your shoulders, and then deliver your best man's speech or toast the best you can.
