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The culture of Raising a Toast has crept into the Indian Party hall from the West like so many other practices. Toast raising is done to give wishes to someone dear to us on any special occasion like birthday, wedding , retirement, anniversary or even death.
Toast is a small colourless drink, ranging from champagne, sprite to clear water.
Following a definite protocol helps to deliver the speech gracefully!
- Hold the glass with the drink in your right hand. Hold it slightly away from your body. Grab people’s attention by saying “May I have your attention please”. Make sure to be loud and clear so that everyone can hear you and get into the picture with you.
- Begin by saying “Today, I would like to raise this Toast to my friend Rohit/ to my father/ to my sister Supriya…….on the occasion of his birthday/ anniversary etc.”
- Briefly say about the person like, “My dad has always been a doting father, he is the most precious gift of God to me……………………” Do not use too many words but whatever you say, say it in a meaningful manner.
- Make this brief speech emotional.
- Look towards the person for whom you are raising the toast.
- Don’t look towards the audience upto this point. .
- Conclude your speech by finally giving wishes “…………..I wish him eternal happiness, success,…………..”.
- Your last word should be CHEERS!!!!!
- When you say cheers, at that point look towards the audience.
- Raise the hand with the glass, and sip it! All the others will follow.
- The success of Raising the Toast lies in putting your soul in the speech and practicing it well. An unpracticed speech may spoil your mood if you are not able to do well.
-By Shivangi Garg (Noida Batch)