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Five Easy Ways To Jumpstart Writing Your Speech
If you’re feeling a sense of dread that you’ve been asked to make a speech, you’re not alone. These tips may be just what you need!

Holly Blum
Jan 19, 20203 min read


How To Win Over The Crowd With Your Wedding Toast
If you find yourself walking up to the microphone to deliver a wedding toast, make sure you're bringing your 'A' game by doing this!
Holly Blum, The Word Whisperer
Aug 14, 20192 min read


8 Steps To A Perfect Wedding Toast
Giving a wedding toast that hits all the right notes and leaves nobody cringing (especially the bride and groom!) is the ultimate goal for e
Holly Blum, The Word Whisperer
Jun 24, 20193 min read


Why You Shouldn’t Turn To The Internet To Write Your Next Speech
If you’ve been asked to make a speech, it may be tempting to turn to the Internet for help. But here's why it's not a good idea.
Holly Blum, The Word Whisperer
May 6, 20192 min read


Toast Time? Here Are My Biggest Pet Peeves
The emcee says it’s time for so-and-so to make a toast. There’s a subconscious pause as everyone in the audience braces themselves for what
Holly Blum, The Word Whisperer
Mar 31, 20193 min read


5 Ways Special Occasion Speeches Will Change in 2019
I've learned a lot about what it takes to write and deliver a winning speech. Here are the trends I'll be tracking around special o
Holly Blum, The Word Whisperer
Jan 13, 20193 min read


Is It Okay For A Toast To Be More of a Roast?
So how can you figure out what information is appropriate to share and what may not be? My general rule of thumb is this: if you wouldn'
Holly Blum, The Word Whisperer
Sep 7, 20172 min read


Five Wedding Speech Faux-Pas To Avoid
Stay away from these no-nos and you'll be in a great position to deliver a winning wedding toast.
Holly Blum, The Word Whisperer
Jul 5, 20172 min read


Can Brides and Grooms Influence Their Own Toasts?
When Marshall Field’s became the first department store to launch a bridal registry in 1924, weddings were relatively low-key affairs. ...
Holly Blum/The Word Whisperer
Feb 9, 20163 min read


What's Your Tagline?
You have been asked to make a speech. Whether it’s for your brother’s wedding, daughter’s Bat Mitzvah, grandma’s 90th birthday or your...
Holly Blum, The Word Whisperer
Jan 20, 20163 min read
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