How Do You Write A Best Mans Speech?
• Remember that the groom chose you to be his best man. Be yourself in your best man speech, and don’t worry about giving the speech in any overly-formal format that doesn’t reflect you. • Keep it short. You don’t want to just say “Cheers” or deliver a one-liner, but you also don’t want to ramble on and on–this day is not about you. Your speech should be long enough to say what you want to say, but no longer. As a rule of thumb, try to keep the toast between 2-4 minutes. A lot of people say seven minutes should be the maximum, but really anything over five minutes can tend to get a bit tiresome. See how easy this is? • Prepare your speech in advance. Write it out. The sooner you get it written, the more time you’ll have to practice and perfect it, and the more confident you’ll be when you have to get up in front of everybody. • Introduce yourself and explain how you know the bride and groom. It’s likely that not everybody present will know you, so you should say who you are, how you m
