Posts by Peter D Oxley

Six Ways to Beat Wedding Speech Nerves

Six Ways to Beat Wedding Speech Nerves

If you’re due to do a wedding speech, chances are you’ll at some point feel the dreaded nerves descend on...

Advice for the Best Man

Advice for the Best Man

As the best man, it’s forgivable to think that you’ve got the rough end of the stick, but focus on...

Advice for the Groom

Advice for the Groom

As the groom, it’s your big day. People are there because they love you and want the day to go...

Advice For The Father Of The Bride

Advice For The Father Of The Bride

As the father of the bride, you’re going to be the one that everyone likes – you’re giving away your...

Why Public Speakers Are Made, Not Born

Why Public Speakers Are Made, Not Born

In 1984 a linguistics professor named Max Atkinson undertook an experiment for a Granada television programme to see whether it...

Bob Monkhouse’s Complete Speaker’s Handbook: “Just say a few words”

Bob Monkhouse’s Complete Speaker’s Handbook: “Just say a few words”

The Blurb: “Discover Bob Monkhouse’s secrets accumulated from a lifetime’s experience in scriptwriting and speechmaking. With his own golden rules,...

Barcelona FC and the Visualisation of Success

Barcelona FC and the Visualisation of Success

In The Wedding Speech Manual, I speak of visualisation as a great technique to help calm your nerves and get...

How To Do A Memorable Wedding Speech

How To Do A Memorable Wedding Speech

Far too many people – whether they are the groom, father of the bride or best man – see a...

Why FEAR?

Why FEAR?

A while ago I came across a link commenting on an article of mine about fear. While there’s no such...

How To Do The Worst Ever Wedding Speech

How To Do The Worst Ever Wedding Speech

So you want to do the worst wedding speech ever. It’s a pretty tall order and you’re up against some...

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