Staring at a blank piece of paper with no idea of how to start your best man speech? It’s a situation that pretty much every best man before you has been in before, so you’re certainly not alone. The beginning of a speech is always the hardest bit to get right, but once you’ve nailed that first sentence and won over the wedding guests it’s all plain sailing from there. These are some ideas for a couple of jokes that you can do, obviously one that you come up yourself is probably better. I also liked the humility used in your voice. Even when the achievements were being stated, it was balanced well with your mistakes and an understanding of the fact that even when things are going well, they can go dark at any time.

When the 30-second timer is up, a static sound will occur letting you know that you should stop speaking. That was something technical. But on a more fundamental level, the purpose of an Icebreaker is to introduce yourself to the audience which you did but instead of just dropping snippets of your life and whetting our appetite, what you could have done is shared one, two or three key stories from your life.I’d like to start by congratulating the groom on his excellent taste in best men. He’s really outdone himself this time. I was told that the secret to a good speech is to start with something that's relevant to everyone in the audience. So here it goes - all of your cars have been stolen."

You’ve got no idea how much I’ve been looking forward to today. After all the time I’ve been friends with [Groom’s name], he has at long last admitted that I am the best man.” I learned this by one of my mentors. He told me, “When you go on stage to evaluate a speaker, the first few seconds should be spent on informing the speaker how her speech related to you. It will help establish a degree of credibility and validation to show that you really connected with the speech.” Don’t expect full blown laughter with any of these jokes, but it’s just kind of a teaser, just kind of warms it up. This can sometimes distract the audience if any are used in excess. To avoid these mishaps on the last day, when you practice with your peers ask them to keep an eye out for this and help you modulate it to proportion. Is practising at the venue is necessary?It is now up to your teammates to say who the report was about, what the person was doing, and where they were doing it. (E.g., The teacher's pet is filling a cavity in a dollhouse). But these are things that come with time. Right now, the speech was delivered with ease and didn’t seem like it was done so by a first-time public speaker. Then the audience is anticipating your coming and you don’t need to break the ice as much because it’s already been a little bit broken for you. 5. BREAK SOME NEWS (BIG OR SMALL) Therefore, it is better to figure these things out beforehand since if you realize it during the speech it would distract both the audience and you. If you are going to use a microphone and a podium the need for practicing is even greater since here too there are chances of malfunction. Getting Onstage So you get people to complete this small menial task that engages them with people around them and just kind of opens them up and gets them a little more engaged in your presentation. 7. OPEN WITH A QUOTE

Bride’s name] please put your left hand flat on the table. [Groom’s name] please place your hand on top of hers. Enjoy this moment [Groom’s name] because it’s the first and last time in your marriage that you’ll have the upper hand.” The icebreaker is going to be one of the many of your firsts at Toastmasters and for some of you, might also be your first time speaking in front of an audience.

Tie in the context of the company you work for or the situation you’re in. The more personal and more appropriate to the situation, the better are the jokes going to work. 2. OPEN WITH ‘RAISE-YOUR-HAND’ QUESTIONS

As part of my research, I discovered that according to tradition I am supposed to sing the Groom’s praises and tell you all about his many good points. Well, I’m very sorry but I can’t sing and I won’t lie.” The bride and groom have asked that I don’t share any embarrassing stories, stag do pranks or crude jokes in my best man’s speech… so that’s it from me! Thanks for listening.All projects at Toastmasters are defined with a given set of objectives and for the Icebreaker the objectives are simple. They are – The most important part is editing. If you’re someone like me who loves writing this is usually an area of problem. Editing, one must understand is not only about cutting down on words and the length of the speeches. Good evening everyone. I’m so happy to preside over the only five minutes that the bride didn’t plan.” Before coming here tonight I was discussing my talk with my wife and she said to me: ‘Don’t try to be too charming, too witty or too intellectual, just be yourself.’”