Toast

Here are some tips from Steve

If you want to be a Toastmaster ... Master the Toast  

1. Preparation

a. Know your audience

b. What will they see, what will they hear, how will they feel?

c."Lead" you audience to the toast.    

2. Structure

a. This is "Leadership!" Take control.

b. Start by asking everyone to make sure they have a drink for the toast. Make sure your drink is ready and accessible!
c. Deliver your toast - a mini speech with an opening, a body and a conclusion.

d. Ask people to "Please stand. Raise your glasses and drink a toast to..."

e. Then remember to ask people to sit!

3. Some Specific Tips for the Toast:

a. Make the toast short - at most five words.

b. Make the Toast appropriate (know you audience.)

c. Check out the Advanced Communication Manual, "Special Occasion Speeches."

Be a Toastmasters - Master the Toast!