When planning your speech remember these simple steps and you should be well on your way to an impressive speech that will be well remembered.
1)      Remember that people enjoy speeches.
I'm sure you've been to at least one wedding and listened to the speeches.
 There's always a lot of excitement with everyone eagerly awaiting the speeches.
 Remember that people enjoy being entertained and that they want to hear your speech.
 Remember as well that they do not want to be bored.
 The rest of these tips will make sure your speech is not boring and is well received.
   2) Be Yourself The best speeches are ones that are spoken in a natural way.
 Do not worry about what people will think of you.
 You cannot please everyone and not everyone will like you.
 Speak clearly and in a friendly and conversational way and focus on connecting with your audience.
 Do not worry about trying to project a certain image because if you do you will end up looking like a robot.
 Be natural, be relaxed and just be you.
   3) Connect with your audience Making eye contact with your audience is one of the easiest ways of connecting with your audience.
 Look around your audience and try to make eye contact with everyone at some point.
 Do not just look down at your table or to one particular spot.
 You must look around the room at everyone.
 This will involve your audience and make them feel like you are speaking to your everyone of your audience individually.
   4) Leave them wanting more Brevity is the key.
 Keep your speech brief.
 Do not make it too short though so as to make people wonder why you bothered to stand up in the first place.
 However, you do not want to drone on and on so that people start to doze off.
  End your speech on a high and possibly a joke.