Wedding toasts are easily the most nerve-wracking speeches to put together next to the eulogy. But they don’t have to be. Your goal is to honor the occasion of marriage and the couple getting married. The audience is hoping that you’ll only speak for about 5 minutes so you don’t have to come up with…
It is not always easy to get up in front of a group of people to accept an award; chances are, you are humble and do not want the spotlight on yourself or you feel like you do not deserve the award. As Neil Gaiman said in his University of Arts Commencement Speech, “The first…
7 Retirement Speech Ideas: Brainstorming Prompts When it’s time to bid adieu to a hard-earned career as a retiree, the words to go along with it can feel daunting to articulate. You may ask yourself, “How do I encapsulate years of dedication, ups-and-downs, achievements, and camaraderie into one farewell speech?” Retirement speeches are not simply about signing…
What do you charge? It’s a question that every freelancer in any field has to answer. After all, we don’t have publicly available data like we do for cars or houses. We can look those prices up online before we shop and have a reasonable idea of what to pay. But no such marketplace or…
This article provides fantastic advice for the father of the bride speech and the advice can be applied to any wedding toast. The article covers everything from how to start, how to end, and even how to handle tricky family situations. The advice is compiled from a select group of speech experts and will definitely…
