Wedding Anniversary Speeches: How To Get Everyone's Attention
Written by Odessa Flores   
Tuesday, 08 June 2010 07:16
Wedding anniversary speeches are the speech presented in an annual recurring special event. Each of these speeches are unique to the speaker, but of the same concept-- addressing upon the married couple's life together.
by OdessaFlores


Wedding anniversary speeches are the speech presented in an annual recurring special event. Each of these speeches are unique to the speaker, but of the same concept-- addressing upon the married couple's life together.

Your speech probably won't be too formal. All you have to do is to simply express your feelings to the couple and at the same time might entice the audience by following these simple steps:

Tip 1- Prepare. You must prepare your speech well. Try to write and structure what you have to say. Short and simple is the key. If you were given a spontaneous assignment during the event, then try to do some one-minute preparation.

Tip 2- Gather information about the couple. How the couple met each other is a very interesting excerpt. A short funny story which is an important milestone in a couple's lives.

Tip 3- Introduce yourself. When introducing yourself to the audience, try to smooth things along by a bit of humor. Use short jokes or personal anecdotes for this purpose.

Tip 4- Gestures. Note on your gestures. Maintain good eye contact and don't forget to put a smile on your face. Facial expressions captures the mood of your speech.

Tip 5- Relate with the Guests. The involvement to the guests shows how they are involved with the couple and how they are remembered.

Tip 6- Quality over quantity. Do not say it all! Don't bore your guests. Remember the 3-minute limit above. As Franklin Roosevelt said-- be sincere, be brief, be seated.

Tip 7- When using your notes, use your cue cards and highlight keywords and phrases. Avoid reading the entire script or else you will not be able to maintain eye contact.

Tip 8- Quotes and poetry. Should you need anything, you can browse from the web a lot of free anniversary speech, quotes, and poetry that will add power to what you say.

Tip 9- Present your gift. One of the most exciting anniversary party ideas is gift presentation. Express the idea why you give that particular item to the couple.

Tip 10- Thank them. Talk about the couple- the inspiration that they have been to each one of you.

Tip 11- Slideshow. Another anniversary party idea is a recollection of memories through photos and videos created in a slideshow. This way you get to display the timeline of happy memories. At the same time, it's a sort of notes to you. As each memory displays, you make a speech out of them.

Tip 12- Salutation. Let everyone stand up and end with a Happy Anniversary!

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