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Being a Bestman for a Famous Person…
Not many of us will get the opportunity to be Bestman in our lifetime and not many of us will get the opportunity to be Bestman for a famous person. Talking about the latter, how does a Bestman prepare his Bestman duties and what does he say in his speech for a person who is […]
Read MoreMake Innovation Formal…
Like everything in business (and indeed life), if tasks, duties and projects whether they be a once-off or on-going, do not get formal treatment, they will not happen. What do I mean by formal treatment? By formal treatment I mean, we set a day, time and duration to discuss what is involved, what needs to […]
Read MoreNeed, Learn & Do…
We all know and realise that communication and the ability to speak to, persuade and influence people is paramount in a career, especially when you have career ambitions. If you are self-employed, communication is your number one business survival tool. If you are one of those people and feel that your competency(s) in communication is […]
Read MoreShould I Use My Native Language in My Wedding Speech??
Most Irish wedding speeches are delivered in the English language as most of the audience expect it to be and most of them anyway will probably speak or understand it. For people who are fluent Irish speakers, it would be suggested that you do deliver part of your speech in Irish. This can be done […]
Read MoreBefore, During or After…
When should we give the speeches at our wedding, before, during or after the meal? Let’s investigate the best option! Before the meal [row] [span4] Advantages: All speakers can enjoy the meal The speeches will be over and done with They maybe shorter than normal The Bestman will be have their speech out of the […]
Read MorePractice your speech in the wedding venue…
We all know the saying, ‘Practice Makes Perfect’ and we all know it is true. In order to perform at our best and depending how important what we are doing is to us, we need to eat, drink, sleep, breadth and live the speaking task over and over in our head until we are competent […]
Read MoreWhat a feeling afterwards…
What a feeling afterwards when you have delivered a talk, presentation, speech to an audience? After all your preparation planning and practice, the day finally came and you nailed it. You stand there taking the applause, knowing you did the best you could, delivered and said everything in order and the way it should have […]
Read MoreThe Bestman Sets the Tone…
The Bestman sets the tone for a wedding. All eyes are on the Bestman from the Church ceremony to the end of the speeches. Of course the Bride and Groom get all the attention from everyone there, but the Bestman is the person who keeps the show on the road, keeps everyone on toe and […]
Read MoreHow to Use Notes in a Speech…
It can be a big hang up for people whether to use notes or not when delivering a speech. We think that our audience might get the wrong impression of us if they see notes in front of us. \’Oh, they don\’t know their subject, speech content well enough so they have to use notes, […]
Read MoreSpeak from the Heart…
Speak from the heart is a tip I heard from a participant at a training course a number of years ago. You may have heard it many years before that, but even though I heard it relatively a short time ago, it has still stuck with me as a great way to write and deliver […]
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