Solutions For Successful Best Man Speeches

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 at 6:41 am

Having a back-up plan for your best man speech is essential particularly if you are not comfortable speaking in front of a large group of people. In fact even if you are an experienced speaker, it is always beneficial to have a contingency plan available when giving your speech. We are not talking about anything drastic, but just a few suggestions to bear in mind for the big day.

Here are examples on how to deal with possible hiccups during your speech;

Problem; one of your jokes goes down like the proverbial lead balloon.

Solution; remain composed, turn to face the groomsmen, smile and say “next time guys leave the jokes to me.”

If you are looking for best man speech jokes then this previous post is for you, Top 20 best man jokes

Problem; you suddenly forget someone’s name when talking about them.

Solution; instead of pausing and making it obvious that you have forgotten their name divert to charming descriptive titles like “beautiful bride”, “proud parents”, “lovely lady”, “loyal friend” etc.

Problem; during your speech you suddenly forget your lines.

Solution; say to the guests “at this stage I would like to ask the groomsmen to read out the faxes and emails”, as they read them out, sit down and have a quick scan through your speech to collect your thoughts so you can start again with your mind refreshed. If you haven’t already done so I strongly recommend reading this post;

Telegrams, faxes and emails, secret weapons in giving a great best man speech

Problem; a heckler interrupts your speech.

Solution; smile, look in his/her direction and unleash one of our 5 great responses to hecklers who interrupt your best man speech.

Successful best man speeches are determined by two things, the way you deliver the speech on the the day and how you prepare for it in advance. Spend time preparing and you can look forward to your speech with confidence and you enjoy delivering a speech that would make a professional proud.