If you’ve been charged with saying a few words about the newlyweds, here are some tips to help ease your anxiety and inspire you to speak from the heart. By Dina Gachman Massive parties with 10-piece ...

Meredith Dietz is Lifehacker’s Senior Staff Writer. She earned her bachelor’s degree in English and Communications from Northeastern University, where she graduated as valedictorian of her college.

Understanding the type of speech you’re giving is the first step in the speech writing process. If you already know the genre of your speech, then feel free to move on towards the next step. If not, ...

Public speaking is an excellent way to build your personal brand. But its effectiveness relies heavily on crafting a perfect talk. Here is a five-point strategy for delivering a perfect public speech.

We're taking the guesswork out of this important moment. Start your speech by welcoming the guests and expressing gratitude to create a warm and inviting atmosphere. Include fond memories and ...

Being nervous and anxious are normal reactions when preparing and delivering a speech. There is no real way to completely remove these feelings, but there are some ways to lessen them or to even use ...

The introduction and conclusion are essential to a speech. The audience will remember the main ideas even If the middle of the speech is a mess or nerves overtake the speaker. So if nothing else, get ...

It was the summer of 1998, the end of her junior year of college, when Sarah Hurwitz fell in love with the art form of writing the perfect speech, having scored an internship at the White House in ...

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Like many people, I’ve never been a huge fan of public speaking. There’s something so jarring about standing up in front of an audience, with all eyes on you. Where I used to avoid public speaking at ...