The modern couple's guide to wedding speeches How to write and deliver an unforgettable speech or toast
Book - 2023
"There's no longer an excuse for wedding speeches to be a tedious succession of predictable platitudes, outdated etiquette and cheesy wedding gags. This book is for nearlyweds who want to make their wedding speeches one of the day's highlights. Written by Heidi Ellert-McDermott, award-winning wedding speechwriter and founder of Speechy, this guide will help you write and deliver a speech that's memorable for the right reasons. Heidi's advice has been quoted everywhere from the Daily Mail to the New York Times, and with insights and trade secrets from comedians, TV scriptwriters and wedding influencers, this is the ultimate toolkit for couples wanting to make their wedding speeches a little more wonderful"--Publ...isher's description.
- Subjects
- Published
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London :
Robinson
2023.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Physical Description
- 193 pages ; 20 cm
- ISBN
- 9781472147561
- Introduction
- Why you need this book
- Meet your speech stylist
- Why your wedding speech matters
- How to use this book
- Who's who - Meet the experts
- Stage 1. Plan Your Speeches
- Scheduling your speeches
- Speech line-up
- Speech therapy - Advice for speakers
- Your speech
- Stage management
- Speech inspiration
- Stage 2. Gather Your Speech Content
- Expert insight
- Your wedding speech checklist
- Your pep talk
- The wedding speech building blocks
- Building block 1 - The etiquette
- Building block 2 - Story hunting
- Building block 3 - Finding your funny
- Building block 4 - Nailing the romance and sentiment
- Building block 5 (The cheat's building block) - Quotes
- Speech inspiration
- Stage 3. Write Your Speech
- Expert insight
- Step 1 - Find your theme
- Step 2 - Structure and write your speech
- Step 3 - Edit your speech
- Speech inspiration
- Stage 4. Deliver Your Speech
- Expert insight
- Prepare to deliver
- Delivery goals
- Troubleshooting
- Handling nerves
- On-the-day delivery checklists
- Speech inspiration
- Stage 5. Over to You
- Acknowledgements
- Your Speech Scribbles