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

12 May 2010 · 1 min

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A short live-stream segment by TJ Walker offering practical advice on how to give a heartfelt toast. Key guidance: speak from the heart (not the mind), avoid memorizing or lengthy notes, focus on one sincere story or example, make direct eye contact, and raise your glass in their honor.

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So I want to make a toast to all my employees, but I'm not sure how I should start. When offering a toast, keep one key concept in mind. It's important to speak from the heart, not from the mind. This isn't some big, grandiose speech. Don't memorize it. Don't write a whole bunch of notes. Instead, look at people. Look at the people you care about, whether it's loved ones or people who work for you, and tell them something sincere about what they mean to you. Speak with emotion. Give an example, one story. This is not the time for big, grand policy pronouncements. Instead, focus on one example, one story, one feeling. Look at people directly in the eye, and then toast to them. And in good health, look at them, raise your glass and drink in their honor. That will be a good toast. Every time.