Most guys, blurt out 'okay' to their friends invitation to act as their best men. After all, it's wonderful to hear that your friend is getting married. Then, reality sets in. You remember that along that invitation comes the responsibility to write and deliver the best mans speeches. Unless you are a trained in public speaking or has some experience speaking in public speaking, you’d find this part of your job a bit nerve wracking. Seconds after you realize this, you'll get hit with the thought that you'll not only need to prepare and deliver your speech but you actually have to deliver it front of guests whom you personally know. Hopefully, the tips in this article will calm you nerves and prepare you for your friend's big day.
Be sincere and natural. It's not like you have to sell yourself to the crowd that you need to electrify them with your speech. During occasions like this and with an audience like your friends, being natural is the best tactic to capture and hold their attention. So try to be as natural as you can. If you do so, ten to one, you'll have an excellent delivery, if not a flawless one.
Although many are afraid to look stupid in front of friends, for some people it helps to know that they are in their comfort zone where slight mistakes are tolerable and are, in fact, forgivable. So abandon all your notions about delivering an electrifying, extravagant speech. In addition, it would be a lot easier for the audience to hear a natural speaker than someone who treats a best man speech like a state of the nation address.
To read or rely on your memory. You always have the option of memorizing the entire speech or keeping point cards handy. Chances are, when you rely entirely on your memory you'll forget some parts of your speech. Unless you can pull a memorized speech successfully, you’d have to have some adlibs handy. It's perfectly fine to memorize your speech but try not to depend heavily on your memory as it sometimes slip. To ensure that your delivery is smooth, it is recommended to have some small idiot cards handy where parts of your speech are written. On a side note, keep in mind that the opening lines of your speech need not have a script.
Get prepared. It’s not a good idea to come up with your speech the night or on the day of the wedding. Even if you are confident in your skills for delivering extemporaneously, it is still better to have something prepared. A prepared speech allows you to become more conversant, making it easier for you to speak naturally in front of the audience.
Keep it short as well as amusing. Any speech that goes beyond 5 minutes, unless you really are a good public speaker, could be a bit boring for the audience. So try to keep your speech brief but very interesting and to the point.
Keep your head clear of alcohol. Stay away from the punch bowl until after you're done with your speech. Usually, although alcohol can calm you, it ruins the speech, letting you to be remembered for all the wrong reasons.
Follow these pointers while writing and delivering your best mans speeches. Trust us, these could help a lot.
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How I Used The Fresh Papaya (PawPaw):
The fruit was to be consumed ‘As is’ because we always have a small plate of fruit everyday around 5 pm.
I planned on adding a teaspoon of seeds into my Yogurt at lunchtime.
The ‘Coleslaw’ I would add to any Salad (even in a sandwich) as it’s summertime in Oz and we are eating a lot of Salads. Don’t know what I am going to do in the Winter though? If you have any ideas please add them as a comment so everyone can benefit.
I had also planned on five serves per day because I thought it would be better to ‘Drip Feed’ it into me, as my wife thinks I am a ‘Drip’ sometimes anyway – so that should fit.
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Monday 6th Feb 2012: My Prostate Cancer Diary.
So here is the problem. I have dismissed Surgery completly and that leads me to Radio Therapy as the only available conventional medical alternative.
My Oncologist want me to have Hormone Treatment to:
- a: Slow the Growth of the Cancer cells by (basically) chemically castrating me. Ouch!
- b: Shrink the Prostate down to a smaller target for his magic Death Ray.
I didn’t want to do that with Hormone treatment, but can appreciate why he wants to do that.
So I’m looking into all types of Natural and Alternative medications.
The best I have come up with is PawPaw (Papaya) as there have been quite a few studies with very promising reasults, PLUS it has been… Continue reading Prostate Cancer Diary - My Natural Alternative
Prostate Treatments and Me.
Long time coming since my last post – but I have been kinda busy…. Tests – tests and more tests 
So this is the latest:
My Urologist sent me to the Radio Oncologist because I decided I do NOT want surgery. Apparently I can’t have Brachyatherapy (my original choice) because my Gleason Score is 8 – too high, so External Beam Therapy is the only option, even though they only found cancer cells in ONE of the TEN Biopsies they took.
HOWEVER: (I am discovering LOTS of ‘Howevers’), the Oncologist wants me to have Hormone Treatment first to bring my enlarged prostate down in size.
An ‘Average’ prostate is about 40mm – about the size of a small Plum -… Continue reading My Personal Prostate Cancer Treatment Options