Free Best Man Speeches

This web page is jam packed full of wonderful material to help create your special speech. You’ll find a lot of the best material shared amongst many of the speeches. My personal favorite is speech twelve.

I recommend taking parts out of many of the speeches to create your own unique speech with your own interludes and seamless transitions between the points.

1. Your speech needs to have a logical order. Make sure you have your speech blueprint written down into sections under the following headings; Beginning; Middle; End.

2. Under each of these sections write a few ideas that you’d like to say. Some ideas about what to write could be;

what do you know about the groom? (things that make good stories)

little known stories about the groom

their interests

date of birth

famous people that share the same birthday etc…

3. You will need to introduce yourself to the audience. Do you know them, or will they be mainly strangers? As most people may not know who you are, be sure to give an introduction that is funny, catches their attention, and depicts the relationship that you have with the groom. You may also like to say a few words
thanking the people hosting the wedding here, but that is entirely up to you.

4. Write down all the points and stories in the body of the speech. I generally like to do this first. Remember, in a 10 minute speech, you’ll have time for two stories only. In a 15 minute speech, you’ll only be able to cover 3 points max… so make sure they are short, to the point, and entertaining anecdotes about the groom. It helps if they are little known points about the groom, that way you don’t bore the audience with stuff that they already know and take for granted about the groom.

5. For the closing, it's hard to go wrong with a traditional toast or blessing for the couple. Make your toast loud impressive and short. Don't forget to have a full glass around, and drink to your toast yourself.

6. When giving the speech, talk to the whole audience. Life your head up, speak loud and clearly. Make sure everyone hears you and sees you and never speak to
the floor. If you are addressing individual people like bridesmaids, it helps to talk directly to them in the first person. This will help to build trust and a relationship
with the listeners. Use good vocal variety and pause for maximum impact for the speech. DO NOT use umms and ahhs, as they detract from your message.

7. Take your time speaking. You should have practiced your speech at least three times before the big day so you know the content and have the timing and pauses well rehearsed. This will also help your confidence with this public speaking engagement. It is common for people to speak too rapidly when nervous. Try to avoid this by consciously speaking in a calm, relaxed tone. Don't be too quiet, especially if you don't have a microphone.

8. At the very least, you must memorize the introduction and the toast. You don’t want to spoil a good speech by reading a paper from beginning to end. You can have the structure on a note card and practice delivering the speech a few times in front of a mirror. And most of all… ENJOY IT!!!

First Speech

Short and to the point speech. Easy to follow and memorize. Approx time is less than 5 minutes. . First Speech

 

Second Speech

I really enjoy this speech. It is more advanced than the first speech. It features a longer introduction, holds the audience's attention with just the right amount of humor. Total length will be about 4 to 5 minutes. Second Speech

 

Third Speech

This is a really good example of a long winded speech. Although the speech itself is too long at about 10 to 15 minutes, you'll get a good idea on the different sections that make up a speech, as they are clearly defined here. Third Speech

 

Fourth Speech

this is a really good brother of the best man speech. I think it has the right balance between funny rhetoric, light hearted stories, and overall an entertaining speech without going overboard, or for too long. If nothing else, it's a good template for you to copy and put your own spin on.. Fourth Speech

 

Fifth Speech

Another good example best man speech. In fact, you'll recognize parts of this speech if you've checked out YouTube and other best man speech web sites, as the humor in this one is probably the most famous of all. Check out the introduction, you'll see what I mean. Fifth Speech

 

Sixth Speech

This is another brother of the best man speech. But I don't like it as much as I did the previous one. Although, look closely at some of the humor and you'll see that it's quite popular. All the same, this speech will serve as a good template for putting your own content together around it. Sixth Speech

 

Seventh Speech

I won't recommend taking on this speech unless you are very confident, and know the audience really well. It's got a lot of more risky humor, and incorporates role playing and props. Could be an entertaining speech if you can pull it off, or an absolute disaster if you get it wrong.. Seventh Speech

 

Eighth Speech

I like the length of this speech. You'll still need to pad it out a bit with your own stories though. This speech strikes a really good balance between humor and warm kind thoughts. An entertaining speech all round. Eighth Speech

 

Ninth Speech

Another good short and entertaining speech. Perhaps the length is about 5 to 7 minutes long. Be sure to have a couple of good stories about the bride and groom if you're going to use this speech. Ninth Speech

Tenth Speech

I love the humor in this example best man speech. The opening line "Fornication ladies and gentlemen" was one that I first heard at a toastmasters meeting.... It was funny then, and is still hilarious. I like this speech myself, and if you want to impress and entertain, then this is a good example for you to base your speech on. Tenth Speech

 

Eleventh Speech

I like to call this one, 'the intellectual speech. You'll need to have a good knowledge of dates and times the groom did things in his life, and use google to find out about corresponding dates and times of events happening in the grooms life. Eleventh Speech

 

Twelfth Speech

This is the speech that kicked it all off. If you look at the speeches on YouTube, you'll find various versions of this speech all over it. Because this is the first speech I ever gave away for free, and have been giving it away for free ever since. A very funny best man speech, this one is a sure crowd pleaser!  Twelfth Speech

 

Thirteenth Speech

This was kindly donated. The person giving this speech was a very good public speaker. Read the words carefully and decided where you would punctuate, and intonation. It's a difficult speech to pull off, but gives the more advanced public speaker a good example of a more informative style best man speech.  Thirteenth Speech

 

Fourteenth Speech

I enjoyed delivering this speech. Billsy was the groom, and forever slacking off his day job to go build his house... I especially like the funny opener here... you can easily memorize it to get your speech off to a good start.  Fourteenth Speech

 

Fifteenth Speech

Another donated speech. Pulled together from a wide assortment of other speeches on this site. You'll find this one easy enough to follow, however, I think it's a little bit long.  Fifteenth Speech

 

Sixteenth Speech

In this speech you'll find some wonderfully descriptive stories. Use this as an example of how to pad out your little known stories about the groom. Sixteenth Speech

 

Seventeenth Speech

I think you'll find this is the longest speech here on this site. It's written differently, but gives you a good example of putting opening line humor in the middle of the speech after the formal story and introductions.  Seventeenth Speech

 

Eighteenth Speech

An easy speech to follow. A little humor, and an easy structure. You'll be doing well if you can pull this speech off flawlessly. .  Eighteenth Speech

 

Nineteenth Speech

Another donated speech. Thank you very much! - It's another long speech, and the stories should be shorter, but it is another good example best man speech.  Nineteenth Speech

 

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