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A Note for your Toast

September 28, 2014 Kelly Kloak
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It is a normal feeling to be intimidated and feel pressure to give a wedding toast. I always find that there is so much history that you have with the couple that it is hard to condense it all into a 5 minute toast. Here is a helpful guide to follow when preparing for your toast: 

PREPARE: A few weeks before, collect your thoughts and create an outline with bullet points on what you would like to say. 
KEEP IT SHORT: A toast should be short and sweet and should not be any longer than 5 minutes. 
WRITE IT DOWN: Write down some key notes, but do not read straight from your notecards. Jotting down some key points will trigger your memory if you get off point. 
BE CONFIDENT: Stand up tall, talk slowly and scan the room. Make eye contact with some familiar friendly faces throughout the room as you are toasting. This will engage the audience. 
PREPARE: You have heard it before, and you will hear it again, practice makes perfect. 
FINAL WORDS: Wish the couple a happy future together. Offer advice or pull a quote from a book or song lyric. 

Cheers!

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