toast

(verb)

to engage in a salutation and/or accompanying raising of glasses while drinking alcohol (or other appropriate beverage) in honor of someone or something.

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Examples of toast in the following topics:

  • Other Speeches: Farewells, Toasts, and After-Dinner Remarks

    • Farewells, toasts, and after dinner remarks are often the lightest fare when it comes to public speaking.
    • Farewells, toasts, and after dinner remarks are often the lightest of public speaking fare, requiring little in preparation or execution.
    • It's also particularly helpful, especially for wedding toasts, to consider the span of ages in the room.
    • It's important to remember that brevity is your friend in all of these situations: no one likes a toast that goes on forever while the champagne bubbles go flat.
    • Distinguish a light speech such as a farewell, toast, or after dinner remark from other types of public speaking

  • Speeches for Special Occasions

    • Clearly this speech will be very different than a toast given at a wedding, which is also an example of a special occasion speech and which will have a much more celebratory tone.
    • The toasts that are given at a wedding are an example of special occasion speeches.

  • Practical Tips for Speaking in Non-Academic Settings

    • (Toasts, for example, are typically no longer than a few minutes.)
    • The toasts that are given at a wedding are an example of special occasion speeches.

  • Situational and Environmental Context

    • A best man gives a toast at a wedding.
    • On a lighter note, you might be at your best friend's wedding and asked to give one of the first toasts.

  • Choosing the Main Points

    • If you are writing a toast for your best friend's wedding, you already know what your listeners want: they are gathered to celebrate the happy couple, and your toast should help them do that.

  • Matching Personal Style

    • Or are you giving the first toast speech at your best friend's wedding?