If you are not used to public speaking, then it can be very daunting to make a wedding speech. With this in mind, you will be able to overcome your nerves and deliver a great wedding speech as long as you follow a few important tips.
Remember these people are on your side. They aren't secretly hoping you'll mess things up. You are giving a speech due to the fact that you are connected with the people there and so are the audience. Bearing this in mind, you can rest assured that anything you say in your wedding speech will be listened to and respected fully.
People who also listen to speeches at weddings would want to laugh since this breaks the tension. With any vague attempt of a joke, you will get a response.
Practice your wedding speech thoroughly. The more your practice, the less nervous you'll feel on the actual day. Practicing the intonation of your voice and the pauses is also a must. By showing you've put effort into your preparation, any mistakes you may make on the day will be easily forgiven.
Learn your speech by heart. Whether it's in the car on the way to work or in the shower, you need to practice your speech whenever you have some spare time. Before the big day, repeat it over and over agin as many times as you can. You will feel much calmer on the big day as you'll know the whole speech inside out.
Make sure you breathe. This may sound easy, but it is often overlooked. Practice where you'll take a breath in the speech, and learn to breathe correctly. Singers and public speakers use diaphragmatic breathing and this will be very helpful to you. If this is something you are not familiar with, then a quick search on Google will show you.
Thinking of a funny story before you stand up also helps. Nothing so funny that you loose you focus, but something mildly titillating that will bring a smile to your face. This will give a nice energy to your wedding speech that will immensely improve the delivery and it will also loosen you up.
Have a banana 20 minutes before you make your speech. Professional public speakers would often use this tip and it helps the nerves of many people. A nice energy boost is what you will also get and this will help reduce your nerves.
Speak slowly and clearly. If you are nervous, you will feel the urge to speed up and your speech will become unclear. What you need to do is try to consciously slow yourself down and speak clear so that people can hear what you say.
Making eye contact with people in the audience is a must so that it feels like you are just chatting with everyone who is there.
Lastly, remember to simply enjoy yourself! Your life isn't going to end if you make a few mistakes...and it will be over in just a few minutes. So have fun!
Remember these people are on your side. They aren't secretly hoping you'll mess things up. You are giving a speech due to the fact that you are connected with the people there and so are the audience. Bearing this in mind, you can rest assured that anything you say in your wedding speech will be listened to and respected fully.
People who also listen to speeches at weddings would want to laugh since this breaks the tension. With any vague attempt of a joke, you will get a response.
Practice your wedding speech thoroughly. The more your practice, the less nervous you'll feel on the actual day. Practicing the intonation of your voice and the pauses is also a must. By showing you've put effort into your preparation, any mistakes you may make on the day will be easily forgiven.
Learn your speech by heart. Whether it's in the car on the way to work or in the shower, you need to practice your speech whenever you have some spare time. Before the big day, repeat it over and over agin as many times as you can. You will feel much calmer on the big day as you'll know the whole speech inside out.
Make sure you breathe. This may sound easy, but it is often overlooked. Practice where you'll take a breath in the speech, and learn to breathe correctly. Singers and public speakers use diaphragmatic breathing and this will be very helpful to you. If this is something you are not familiar with, then a quick search on Google will show you.
Thinking of a funny story before you stand up also helps. Nothing so funny that you loose you focus, but something mildly titillating that will bring a smile to your face. This will give a nice energy to your wedding speech that will immensely improve the delivery and it will also loosen you up.
Have a banana 20 minutes before you make your speech. Professional public speakers would often use this tip and it helps the nerves of many people. A nice energy boost is what you will also get and this will help reduce your nerves.
Speak slowly and clearly. If you are nervous, you will feel the urge to speed up and your speech will become unclear. What you need to do is try to consciously slow yourself down and speak clear so that people can hear what you say.
Making eye contact with people in the audience is a must so that it feels like you are just chatting with everyone who is there.
Lastly, remember to simply enjoy yourself! Your life isn't going to end if you make a few mistakes...and it will be over in just a few minutes. So have fun!
No comments:
Post a Comment