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Best Man @Wedding

  • 23-04-2008 10:04pm
    #1
    suzieb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 288 ✭✭


    Hope i'm posting in right forum...

    The bf has been asked to be best man at his brothers wedding in 6 months and is absolutely shi**ing himself!
    Hes already having nightmares and waking up panicing(sp) about it mostly cos he doesnt like public speaking(even tho he's a mouthpiece rest of time):D

    Anyone got any tips or advice for him?

    thanks
    suzie


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  • #2
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    suzieb wrote: »
    Hope i'm posting in right forum...

    This is so the wrong forum. You will get nothing but abuse here.

    I'll find a more suitable forum for it.

    Edit: Moved from the uncaring waters of BRGH.


  • #3
    suzieb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 288 ✭✭suzieb


    Oh thanks for that!
    Didn't know there was such a thread...


  • #4
    Das Kitty
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 17,231 Mod ✭✭✭✭Das Kitty


    To cut down on the speaking time he could do up a slideshow (most places have the facilities for this) with photos and funny captions and he could have a little to say about each (or a small story with the pics tying it together) about his bro growing up and later.

    If he has a structure it won't be so bad.

    Best advice to stop the cold sweat would be to get it ready early and then not worry about it until the day before.

    If it's really affecting him I'm sure his brother wouldn't mind if someone else spoke for him (maybe another groomsman?)

    He should definitely not get drunk for dutch courage, I've witnessed one of these and good god, it was a car crash.

    I used to be very nervous in these kind of situations but once I was able to convince myself that people weren't willing me to fail I got over it. I kinda go a bit zen and try not to look at individuals but at the room in general.


  • #5
    suzieb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 288 ✭✭suzieb


    Hey thanks for the tips daskitty!

    Yeah he's gonna go with the slideshow and add in few lil bits of commentary to back it up...
    Hes getting less nervous each day as he gets more ideas so by time wedding comes around hopefully it will go smoothly....

    Good advice bout people not wanting you to fail-if we all thought like this we'd be a lot more confident!

    thanks
    suzie


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