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Wedding Speeches for Women
Suzan St.Maur

This book gives advice and ideas on how to write a wedding speech or toast as a bride, bridesmaid, maid of honour or mother of the bride...

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About the Author

Suzan St.Maur - Suzan St Maur has written literally hundreds of speeches for a wide variety of speakers from "captains of industry" to famous actors to private individuals making speeches at weddings, bar mitzvahs and other important family celebrations. She coaches speakers in presentation techniques, and writes jokes for some well-known UK TV personalities.

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Wedding Speeches for Women

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  1. Dedication
  2. Planning -The Foundation Of Success Traditional Wedding Speeches; What Is The Purpose Of Wedding Speeches?; Working Out A Plan With The Other Speakers; Political/Social ‘issues’-I.E. Problems; Timing: Don’t Forget The Calls Of Nature; The Benefits Of A Toastmaster; Another Word About Timings
  3. Preparation - The More You Do, The Better You’ll Be Research: Who To Talk To; Research: How To Get Good Answers; Assembling Your Content; A Couple Of Other Writing Tips; Why Write A Full Script?; Preparing Cue Cards;
  4. Humour - How To Make It Work Well For You Women Can Be Funny Without Being Unfeminine; Understand Your Audience; A Play On The Words: Not Always A Wise Choice; Self-Deprecating Humour; Jokes - How To Personalise Them; ’in-Jokes’-The Pros And Cons;
  5. Poetry - How To Use It Creatively You Can Write An Original Poem; Limericks: An Excellent Choice For Weddings; Adapting Existing Poetic Material; Rewritten Nursery Rhymes;
  6. Rehearsal And Delivery: Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Practice Makes Perfect And All That; Working With An Audio Recorder; Delivery Tips: My Own, For What They’re Worth!; Before You Give Your Speech; Microphones: How To Use Them; Some More Of My Tips; And If You’re Still Nervous…;
  7. ’traditional Male’ Speeches And How To Replace Them If You’re Speaking Instead Of The Father Of The Bride; If You’re Speaking Instead Of The Best Man; Double-Act Speeches;
  8. The Bride - The Sky’s The Limit! Content ‘idea Triggers’; Your Structure Skeleton;
  9. The Maid/Matron Of Honour/Chief Bridesmaid/Sister/Friend Content ‘idea Triggers’; Your Structure Skeleton;
  10. Mother, Grandmother, Or Other Older Relative Of Bride Or Groom Keep It Short; Content ‘idea Triggers’; Your Structure Skeleton;
  11. The Bride Or Bridegroom’s Daughter Content ‘idea Triggers’; Your Structure Skeleton;
  12. Jokes - Some Samples And How To Use Them Jokes...The Big Issue; Men; Men And Women; Marriage; Weddings; Newly-Weds; Making Speeches; Fathers; Mothers; Children;
  13. Poems - Some Samples Tips For Reading/Reciting Poetry; My Selection Of Poems;
  14. Quotations - Some Useful Ideas Family; Happiness And Love; Marriage; Men/Fathers; Women/Mothers; Wedding Folklore;