Comments on: 10 Steps to the Best Best Man Speech http://artofmanliness.com/2008/07/22/how-to-write-deliver-good-best-man-speech/ Men's Interests and Lifestyle Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:41:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tryclyde http://artofmanliness.com/2008/07/22/how-to-write-deliver-good-best-man-speech/comment-page-1/#comment-113917 Tryclyde Sun, 22 Aug 2010 00:30:57 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=538#comment-113917 I just gave a best man toast and more or less followed this format. The result was people I didn't even know coming up to me afterwards and commending me on how great it was. All of my friends were saying how it was the best best man speech they had ever heard. Unfortunately, the maid of honor obviously did not read this article. She rambled on about her and the bride's college days which had no connection with the bride and groom, the speech was entirely too long, she had this lame running joke throughout the speech, and she didn't even toast at the end! Follw this if you're going to give a best man speech. The two best tips are: 1. Don't make it too long (between 4 and 5 minutes) and 2. make it mostly about the bride and groom and your connection with them, NOT about just you and the groom. I just gave a best man toast and more or less followed this format. The result was people I didn’t even know coming up to me afterwards and commending me on how great it was. All of my friends were saying how it was the best best man speech they had ever heard.

Unfortunately, the maid of honor obviously did not read this article. She rambled on about her and the bride’s college days which had no connection with the bride and groom, the speech was entirely too long, she had this lame running joke throughout the speech, and she didn’t even toast at the end!

Follw this if you’re going to give a best man speech. The two best tips are: 1. Don’t make it too long (between 4 and 5 minutes) and 2. make it mostly about the bride and groom and your connection with them, NOT about just you and the groom.

]]> By: chris http://artofmanliness.com/2008/07/22/how-to-write-deliver-good-best-man-speech/comment-page-1/#comment-113817 chris Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:34:02 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=538#comment-113817 Cheers so much help good to see theres good help on the internet that doesnt cost the world thanks again Cheers so much help good to see theres good help on the internet that doesnt cost the world thanks again

]]> By: Evelyn http://artofmanliness.com/2008/07/22/how-to-write-deliver-good-best-man-speech/comment-page-1/#comment-113670 Evelyn Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:38:36 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=538#comment-113670 I wish I could have saved myself a LOT of embarrassment at our wedding and had our best men take a look at this post. Not only did we have TWO best men, but both of them made myself and the guests so unbelievably uncomfortable. In their 10min a piece "speeches" (because both of them forgot to toast) which was read word for word from a paper they wrote on, they managed to mention a break-up they *thought* we had, details on one particular fight from YEARS ago that one of them happened to be there for, never complimented our parents for the night they had prepared, never mentioned how nicely I looked, talked about how great my husband is for being able to endure it, shared their opinion that the best thing about a relationship is getting through the hard times, and to top it all off the only positive thing they said about me was that I kept a clean house.Yay. Kudos to all of you gentleman that do your research because these two obviously didn't. I wish I could have saved myself a LOT of embarrassment at our wedding and had our best men take a look at this post. Not only did we have TWO best men, but both of them made myself and the guests so unbelievably uncomfortable. In their 10min a piece “speeches” (because both of them forgot to toast) which was read word for word from a paper they wrote on, they managed to mention a break-up they *thought* we had, details on one particular fight from YEARS ago that one of them happened to be there for, never complimented our parents for the night they had prepared, never mentioned how nicely I looked, talked about how great my husband is for being able to endure it, shared their opinion that the best thing about a relationship is getting through the hard times, and to top it all off the only positive thing they said about me was that I kept a clean house.Yay. Kudos to all of you gentleman that do your research because these two obviously didn’t.

]]> By: Frank http://artofmanliness.com/2008/07/22/how-to-write-deliver-good-best-man-speech/comment-page-1/#comment-112897 Frank Sun, 01 Aug 2010 04:14:21 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=538#comment-112897 Was asked to make a toast at the last minute and boy did this article come in handy. The 5 point outline worked like a charm and made me look like a natural. Many thanks Was asked to make a toast at the last minute and boy did this article come in handy. The 5 point outline worked like a charm and made me look like a natural.

Many thanks

]]> By: Rick http://artofmanliness.com/2008/07/22/how-to-write-deliver-good-best-man-speech/comment-page-1/#comment-112204 Rick Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:09:01 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=538#comment-112204 I was recently at a wedding, and this speech was hilarious http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XOwPk8xHnc I was recently at a wedding, and this speech was hilarious
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XOwPk8xHnc

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