Introduction to Wedding Toasts

Series Summary

Being included in a wedding party is considered one of the biggest honors a friend can ask. With this honor can come the responsibility of giving a toast. You want make the bride and groom's day memorable for all the right reasons. Giving a speech in front of a big crowd can be nerve racking and could cause you to say the wrong thing. You may not need to worry about saying the wrong thing anymore.

In this free instructional video series, let a communications and public speaking expert show you the proper way to give a wedding toast everyone will love. She explains how to prepare a toast and write it to your reflect the audience. She also explains what to include in your toast and what to say when it's time to raise your glass. This step-by-step video series will help you prepare and write a wedding toast.

Video Transcript

"Hey there, I am Tracy Goodwin, the red sweater lady, and I am going to talk to you about how to write an deliver an amazing wedding toast. Now, I can pretty much guarantee you, if you have been chosen to be a best man or a maid of honor, you are going to be giving a wedding toast. But you might not necessarily be in one of those positions, but you still might have been asked to give a wedding toast. Don't panic, don't freak out, it's really not difficult. I'm going to show you step by step, the way in which you want to write this speech and then I'm going to give you some really important information about what to do and what not to do, especially in relation to delivering the speech. A wedding speech is really important, not so much for you but for the bride and groom, especially the bride because I guarantee you, the words that you say she, and maybe he, will remember for the rest of their lives. But, it doesn't have to be a freak out. It's super simple. Come on, I'll show you."