Here are some very essential tips of overcoming fears of speaking in public and having the right mind to deliver your fantastic Maid of Honour Speech. I thought it was very important to include a section on over coming nerves as 99% of people will worry about public speaking. Especially at a wedding where there is a lot of pressure to make it perfect.

But DO NOT FEAR!!!I have sourced some excellent tips to help you cope and ensure you deliver a spectacular Maid of Honour wedding speech.

So with out further a do here are a couple of important things to remember about speaking to an audience at a wedding reception….

Nervous Maid of Honour Speech

1.) I can guarantee your audience wants you to deliver and succeed – honestly, you will have no better audience than at a wedding reception. Your maid of honour speech will bring warmth and character, everyone will be listening tentatively to you and will enjoy what you have to say.

2.) You definitely do not have to be ‘perfect’ to be loved by the audience, everyone makes a mistake here and there but people will love you for it, and it will seem as if your maid of honour wedding speech is not robotic and will come across as natural.

3.) Humility and a bit of comedy are always a smash at weddings receptions. So be sure to add a tasteful jokes into your important maid of honour speeches.

4.) Just be yourself, your audience will admire you for it. Trying to be something your not causes stress and worry on your behalf and you don’t want to seem unnatural to your audience, so be yourself and all costs!

5.) When delivering your maid of honour speeches, keep eye contact with your audience, if you worry about making eye contact will a total stranger, scan the room and find someone you recognize, this should relax and make you feel more at ease when giving your speech. Make the room feel involved when you are speaking, this is always a must at weddings

6.) Try to be prepared and well practiced for the big day. I find reading your speech aloud if extremely effective and helpful. You can practice to your family or friends to get some needed feedback from the people who mean most to you

7.) If you are feeling anxious the night before the wedding speech, use this influx of energy and design an index card with the main points of your Maid of honour speech. Writing the speech down again will be helpful if you need an extra hand while giving your speech.

8.) Imagine the outcome you would want. Think about the mother of the bride laughing at your jokes or sniffling and smiling at your childhood stories.

9.) Work on the tone and volume of your voice. One thing that can happen to people that are intimidated and scared of public speaking is that they won’t project their voice. enough Even if you are not the most confident of girls , you can appear confident by adding volume to your speaking voice. Try practicing your speech into a corner, sound will bounce back of the walls and give you an idea of the ideal confidence tone in your voice.

10.) Have your prompt card ready!

11.) Take deep breaths before you are ready to begin your speech, this will helps with nerves.

12.) Stand up.

13.) Use a microphone if given one. Hold around the middle and keep it a few inches from your lips and an inch or so lower than your mouth. Try not to let it fall because no one will be able to hear you. Try not to hold it too close to your lips or you will get a popping sound when you say your P’s.

14.) A must is not to get drunk before your big bridesmaid speech, tempting but can have disastrous outcomes. Tranquilizers aren’t a very good plan also. They will leave you with an inability to react to the present situation.

15.) Finally my last tip is… Don’t drink a lot of caffeine beforehand either. Caffeine is a nervous stimulant. It is the opposite of what you will want before speaking at the wedding reception.

That’s it. I know that seems like too many things to remember but most people will only need a few tips. But even if you end up forgetting all of these nerve busting tips do NOT forget this…. To have fun! If you look happy and as a though you are enjoying yourself people will not notice or not care if you make a blunder on your Maid of Honour Speech. You will project out happy vibes ad your wedding speech is destined to be a success.

Just for a little bit of extra help with your nerves and speaking in public i have found a great video to give you some confidence.