:D...I spelt it right tweaky...from the 'Lip'..:D Broadway near Evesham, in the Vale. Just off the Cotswolds,only lived here for 30 years so not yet a local:D Originally from a small village 10 miles from here...I am a Cotswold man through and through!:thumb:
Tourists? Broadway?...I just use the back roads and smile and wave at everyone...even the speedsters:D
You made me smile pal when you said you are not a local yet coz you have only been there 30 years. I moved to my present address close on 20 years ago now, and because the older generation mainly lived in this area and had probably been here for most of there lives, and I moved here with the children after my divorce, I felt like an intruder. But after about 10 years, everybody started talking to me as if I had been aniciated and had at last been accepted and they knew me by my first name. It was as if they had all got together and decided I was worth the effort after all. 02
Paladin. I have only done a small amount of public speaking. But I found the best way was to write the speech out in full and to practice. I would then just write key words on a postcard to use during the speech itself. That way you know exactly what you are going to say. And if you know exactly what you are going to say, it gives you a great deal of confidence. And if you have the confidence it allows you to deliver the speech and to ad lib a bit as well, because you know that if you get into trouble you can just return to the prepared speech.
O2. Yea, that made me smile as well. Have lived in a place like that afore...25 years, took us 15 to become acceptable. Apparently in the fens..Like Ely in Cambs, you never become accepted less you were inbred there.:D Yet it's weird. We moved to our present little village in Wales (from England) and within 12 months we became 'acceptable,' heh,heh. Must be our magnetic personalities.
My friend gets very nervous when she as to do anything in the public eye. She swears by Rescue Remedy. She says it calms her down just enough to get her through what she calls the ordeal of public encounters.:D
Oh pal.. You must be terrified, but remember your making a speech to all your family and friends, cant be too bad just dont say her hub is waaaay better than her previous boyfriends :D Maybe other members can give you advice on NOT what to say, hahaha :thumb: love Dee..
Meditation is worth considering, just generally. There are many types and all certainly do not necessarily involve the typical OM chanting, cross-legged, index-thumb approach.
:thumb: Pal I think PeterS has it, with the key words etc.. Also Rescue Remedy is very good to calm you down as well Pal... I know you will be able to do it.. :thumb: You just need to be as confident in yourself,,,,,, as we are that you can do it..!!!!!:D Self confidence does have a habit of hiding but it can usually be found when the moment arises....:D After all, it is Claire... The apple of your eye....!! You can do it, deep steady breathing always helps,,,, just keep practicing & have the flash cards ready..!!:D:D:thumb:
Pal, Having sat through a few father of the bride/ groom / best man's speeches over the years i would say to all is stand up, say what you feel, then sit down again. If you ain't a comedian then don't try to be funny. I have been known to cry at some of them but then i cry at lassie. Thankfully i could hide behind a big camera. oh and write it down and practise like someone else said. lastly, try to enjoy it!! Alasdair
Oh and for gawds sake don't use those immortal words...You haven't lost a Daughter, you've gained a son!!!!!!
:D...Hi all. tweaky,I was actually going to say that 'We haven't lost a daughter,but just gained someone else we can love and care for' I have written my speech and thought about putting in...'I thought my daughter had given up taking dummies to bed when she was three' but Mrs Pal almost fell off her chair when I told her so that's out then..:rolleyes: :D :D
