Just wondered if anyone on here has ever done any public speaking?
I ask because in July I have the ‘honour’ (yeah right) of being a best man. And in all honesty I don’t want to do it (because of the speech). My mate kind of knew I didn’t want to and even offered me the chance to resign just before Christmas. But telling your best mate that you don’t want to be his best man seems so wrong. So, now with only a couple of months to go, there seems no way out.
And instead of spending the last six months trying to come up with some ideas for a speech, I spent four months thinking that they’ll probably just split up and then the last two months trying to devise ways of getting out of it.
I’ve considered getting myself arrested the night before. But I can’t think of a crime that will keep me in a police cell long enough to make sure I miss the wedding but not so serious that I end up with a life effecting criminal record.
Less elaborate but similarly rubbish plans have been; getting some other friends to smash fire alarms causing time wasting interruptions to the after dinner speeches and a fake abduction.
But at the end of the day I’m going to have to go ahead with it. So can anyone offer some gems of advice?
I ask because in July I have the ‘honour’ (yeah right) of being a best man. And in all honesty I don’t want to do it (because of the speech). My mate kind of knew I didn’t want to and even offered me the chance to resign just before Christmas. But telling your best mate that you don’t want to be his best man seems so wrong. So, now with only a couple of months to go, there seems no way out.
And instead of spending the last six months trying to come up with some ideas for a speech, I spent four months thinking that they’ll probably just split up and then the last two months trying to devise ways of getting out of it.
I’ve considered getting myself arrested the night before. But I can’t think of a crime that will keep me in a police cell long enough to make sure I miss the wedding but not so serious that I end up with a life effecting criminal record.
Less elaborate but similarly rubbish plans have been; getting some other friends to smash fire alarms causing time wasting interruptions to the after dinner speeches and a fake abduction.
But at the end of the day I’m going to have to go ahead with it. So can anyone offer some gems of advice?