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5 Tips To Help Make The Opening To The Groom’s Speech Successful
I’ve watched quite a few groom’s speeches, and there often seems to be a moment of hesitation and uncertainty by the groom. This is something you should do your best to avoid.
Let’s start with a few general tips for delivering any speech at a wedding reception.
Things To Do
– Keep it clear, straight forward, and simple
– Keep it short. 4 or 5 minutes should be enough
– Write down your major points on a piece of paper or a card
– Be sure to smile at the audience. This is a happy event.
– Be sure not to look grim, like it’s a funeral.
– Speak clearly and loudly. Maintain your voice at a volume where everyone can hear you. If there is a microphone, use it.
Dont’s
– Do Not mumble
– Do Not look down or stare at the ceiling when speaking
– Don’t write out your entire speech, word for word. You just need some thoughts to keep you going from one point to the next.
There are two basic things that some men fear most: commitment, and public speaking. While this article won’t help you with the first one, it can be assumed that since you’re getting married, you’ve already overcome the commitment issue. So, that leaves public speaking, and it’s a lot easier than you think.
Here are five things you must put in the groom speech for it to be considered a success:
Five Tips
– Be pleasant. Say nice, complimentary things about your new bride.
– Tell no jokes, unless they have a positive tone to them. Don’t forget, you have a honeymoon coming up, your wife’s family, and the rest of your life to consider. Humor can play an significant role in any speech, therefore, we will review this subject in much greater detail in future articles.
– Do express thanks to family. You will probably be involved with them at least to some extent the rest of your marriage, so you will want to begin the relationship with them with a positive tone.
If you do not like your wife’s in-laws, just thank them for their support and move along.
If indeed you do like your wife’s in-laws, express your appreciation and fondness for them. Then thank them for welcoming you into being a part of their family and approving of their daughter’s choice for a husband.
If there was any financial contribution given by the bride’s family, now is the moment to say thank you for their support.
– Next, you can thank friends and family for coming to celebrate your wedding, and sharing the day with you.
– Next, thank the Father of the Bride.
The grooms speech is presented right after the Father of the Bride, which usually comes first.
This gives you an opportunity to play off his speech and continue by thanking him for his words of support; then begin your speech right after him.
A Short Example
“Thanks, Robert, for expressing those kind words. I am honored and proud to be your new son-in-law. I hope I can live up to your expectations. I’d like to also thank my mother-in-law, Sandy, who has made me feel like a part of the family from the very first time we met, and for helping make our beautiful wedding and reception successful. I would like to say thank you to both of you for allowing me to marry your beautiful daughter, Alison.”
With this brief excerpt, you have: You have thanked the bride’s family, acknowledged their contribution to the wedding, spoken favorably about your new wife, and come off like an all around nice guy to the listeners. And, that was just the opening to your groom speech.
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