The Major Traps Of A Best Man Speech And How You Can Avoid Them

Everyone enjoys the best man speech at wedding. It’s the one speech they look forward to the most, so when it goes to the dark side it can be a disaster for the best man. What if father of the groom uses your stories of how the groom met his bride, the father of the bride uses anecdotes from your childhood and someone in the crowd heckles you while giving you speech. What ever do you do when that happens? Read on to find out how to cope.

Unless you’re a public speaker, it’s not easy to stand and give a speech in front of hundreds of people. Since the best man speech is always talked about the most, you don’t want anything to go wrong. You can write your speech with other speakers but it’s not always possible. So you have to be prepared for the unpredicted and write your speech way ahead of the wedding. You’ll have lots of time to gather information that no one else as privy to, so, use that time to write your speech.

So there’s a heckler in the crowd of guest at the wedding. What do your do about it? There might be someone who just wants to embarrass you, usually they had too much to drink. Most of the time they want attention but other times they really want to make trouble. It will be best to be equipped with information to guide you through this maze of trouble. Here are three ways of getting pass any troubles with your best man speech.

First, as the best man, you are unique to the groom. There are memories, anecdotes, and things you have done together that no one knows about and in some cases probably shouldn’t know about. But you can use some of the memories to talk about the groom’s personality, wants and needs, and how he acted when he first met his bride in your speech. Also, you can mention some of the amusing anecdotes that happened leading up to the wedding. In some cases, they’re quite amusing. Use them in your speech. This way nobody can steal your thunder because it will be the first time they’ve heard it.

2nd, when a guest starts to give you a bad time then you need to ignore them. If they don’t get the attention they’re seeking, they will stop because the other guests will make them. If you so happen to drop your toasting glass, then just ask someone to get another one. The less you make about it the least it will be remembered.

And last, don’t worry about being funny or telling corny jokes. It’s not a comedy act. You’ll have enough information on the groom preparing for his wedding day to write several best man speeches. Just remember to be prepared, don’t make any moves of the brides party members, and start drinking after your best man speech.

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