TJ WALKER - THE HABIT INFLUENCER - Personal Development | LIVE STREAM

12 May 2010 · 1 min

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Transcript excerpt from a TJ Walker live-stream where an anxious speaker asks for help giving a wedding toast. TJ Walker advises keeping the toast short and personal: choose one story that demonstrates the friend’s goodness, recount it to evoke positive feelings, look at the friend and the audience, then raise a glass.

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I have no idea what to say. She knows that I get very nervous in front of people and I understand. It's her wedding day and it's a very big deal and I feel very honored. I just get really, really nervous in front of people and I have to give a toast and I have no idea what to say.
Okay, it's that special day. A toast for a good friend getting married a special occasion. What do you do? Don't fret about it. This isn't some PowerPoint presentation for 50 minutes on how to raise $50 million. Instead, focus on one thing. Tell one story about a personal moment with that friend that really demonstrates to people their goodness in their heart. Fun times together. That's special moments. Focus on retelling that and bringing out positive feelings. A toast is a time to for cheer good feelings with friends and family. State it clearly. Give the examples. Look at that friend. Look at everyone else in attendance and then cheers. Enjoy.