There’s rarely a week that goes by that I don’t get at least two or three calls or emails from best men, fathers of the bride or maids of honor who are a week or even a just a few days out from the wedding and in a complete panic.
Read MoreA recent article on wedding speeches in the Los Angeles Times included this:
“The best man's speech should be… the high point of the reception and it is very often his ability to make this particular speech, with humor and interest, which should be one major deciding factor for the selection of the best man.”
Read MoreI was talking yesterday with Don, a new father of the bride client from Richmond, Va. He was describing how he had been online looking for ideas and guidance for his speech and was shocked at what schlock he found.
Read MoreI was excited to receive a video recently from a client giving the best man speech at his friend’s wedding in Boston.
He’s a dentist without much public speaking experience so he was on edge in the days leading up to the wedding. The video showed him a little nervous but mostly energized and feeding off the crowd. He got laughs, cheers and applause throughout. A homerun by any standard.
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