<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805772647971400968</id><updated>2012-02-16T06:45:43.629Z</updated><category term='Material'/><category term='Wedding speech'/><category term='preparation'/><category term='relaxation'/><category term='breathing'/><category term='Planning'/><title type='text'>Be A Great Best Man</title><subtitle type='html'>The resource page for best men everywhere</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://greatbestman.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/805772647971400968/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://greatbestman.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Andrew Leatherland</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>7</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805772647971400968.post-1099868589362994471</id><published>2010-04-29T20:10:00.009Z</published><updated>2010-04-29T20:21:56.300Z</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Worried your best man speech just won’t be funny?
So you’ve been given one of the biggest honors a friend can give you.  They’ve asked you to be the best man at the wedding.  It’s great isn’t it?  
Question is – just how terrified are you?  
Do you want to do a great job?  Do you want to give a funny best man speech?  The kind that has the audience rocking and crying with laughter. The kind that </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://greatbestman.blogspot.com/feeds/1099868589362994471/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=805772647971400968&amp;postID=1099868589362994471' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/805772647971400968/posts/default/1099868589362994471'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/805772647971400968/posts/default/1099868589362994471'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://greatbestman.blogspot.com/2010/04/want-to-know-how-to-give-funny-best.html' title=''/><author><name>Andrew Leatherland</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EpLfPIYAHIA/S9nl6jhD33I/AAAAAAAAADA/DiwzG-WhfCE/s72-c/Tamasin_David__089.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805772647971400968.post-6518259899176231819</id><published>2008-07-01T12:26:00.002Z</published><updated>2008-07-01T13:30:32.262Z</updated><title type='text'>The Biggest Mistake I Made</title><summary type='text'>The very first time I was the best man I made a mistake.  The mistake I made was to get sucked into the day and to savor the atmosphere before I had completed my job.  When I look back on it I was far from a great best man.My advice don't underestimate what it is you need to do on the day.  It's very easy to do nothing watch the day go by, watch the guests standing with a drink with smiles on </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://greatbestman.blogspot.com/feeds/6518259899176231819/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=805772647971400968&amp;postID=6518259899176231819' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/805772647971400968/posts/default/6518259899176231819'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/805772647971400968/posts/default/6518259899176231819'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://greatbestman.blogspot.com/2008/07/biggest-mistake-i-made.html' title='The Biggest Mistake I Made'/><author><name>Andrew Leatherland</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805772647971400968.post-8112177811116687427</id><published>2008-03-03T19:22:00.002Z</published><updated>2008-03-03T19:48:26.394Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Planning'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Material'/><title type='text'>Start Now and the Ideas Will Come</title><summary type='text'>Standing up and delivering a best mans speech is daunting for many.  One of the reasons is that they feel an overwhelming pressure to deliver a great or funny best man speech.  Even at the point the best man stands up on the wedding day, the question of "is it good enough?" is running through their head.A well planned best mans speech helps to take that fear away.  It's one of the secrets to best</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://greatbestman.blogspot.com/feeds/8112177811116687427/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=805772647971400968&amp;postID=8112177811116687427' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/805772647971400968/posts/default/8112177811116687427'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/805772647971400968/posts/default/8112177811116687427'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://greatbestman.blogspot.com/2008/03/start-now-and-ideas-will-come.html' title='Start Now and the Ideas Will Come'/><author><name>Andrew Leatherland</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805772647971400968.post-6270074771065983936</id><published>2008-02-26T19:52:00.003Z</published><updated>2008-02-26T20:13:29.848Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='preparation'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Wedding speech'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='breathing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='relaxation'/><title type='text'>Five Minutes to Show Time</title><summary type='text'>Although there is so much to learn about writing and preparing a best man speech, some readers will already be there.  The wedding is imminent and your beyond needing to know how to write a speech.  So it's worth taking a short fast forward for some quick tips you can employ five minutes from showtime.Picture the scene.You're at the wedding reception.  Some speeches have already happened, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://greatbestman.blogspot.com/feeds/6270074771065983936/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=805772647971400968&amp;postID=6270074771065983936' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/805772647971400968/posts/default/6270074771065983936'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/805772647971400968/posts/default/6270074771065983936'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://greatbestman.blogspot.com/2008/02/five-minutes-to-show-time.html' title='Five Minutes to Show Time'/><author><name>Andrew Leatherland</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805772647971400968.post-396122881676970714</id><published>2008-02-25T19:17:00.004Z</published><updated>2008-02-25T19:43:38.445Z</updated><title type='text'>It's all in the Planning</title><summary type='text'>There are several secrets to a great best mans speech.  The good news is that anyone wanting to write the kind of best man wedding speech that the guests will still be talking about after the wedding has passed can do it.  Whether you want it to be a funny speech or a heartwarming toast that won't leave a dry eye in the house, you can do it if you remember the rules.We call them secrets, but in </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://greatbestman.blogspot.com/feeds/396122881676970714/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=805772647971400968&amp;postID=396122881676970714' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/805772647971400968/posts/default/396122881676970714'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/805772647971400968/posts/default/396122881676970714'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://greatbestman.blogspot.com/2008/02/its-all-in-planning.html' title='It&apos;s all in the Planning'/><author><name>Andrew Leatherland</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805772647971400968.post-5488359812041316854</id><published>2008-02-22T21:36:00.006Z</published><updated>2008-02-25T19:42:37.906Z</updated><title type='text'>We're on Squidoo as well</title><summary type='text'>I've decided to create a page on Squidoo.  Because I wanted to be able to link in to as many resources as possible to help you be the hottest best man and to write and deliver a great best man's speech I decided it was important to tap into another source. That way I decided you could visit whichever site you preferred.If you want to stop by (you can even try out the poll that I've started), you </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://greatbestman.blogspot.com/feeds/5488359812041316854/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=805772647971400968&amp;postID=5488359812041316854' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/805772647971400968/posts/default/5488359812041316854'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/805772647971400968/posts/default/5488359812041316854'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://greatbestman.blogspot.com/2008/02/were-on-squidoo-as-well.html' title='We&apos;re on Squidoo as well'/><author><name>Andrew Leatherland</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805772647971400968.post-8754326416011791694</id><published>2008-02-10T18:29:00.000Z</published><updated>2008-02-10T18:56:19.857Z</updated><title type='text'>So You're The Best Man - Congratulations</title><summary type='text'>So you've taken on the role of Best Man.  If the thought of giving a speech has you terrified - don't worry, you're not alone.  Public speaking is one of the biggest phobias going.  More people are afraid of speaking in public than they are of dying.That's a strange thought really but shows how much people fear it.What I've done here is relaunch my blog on how to be a great best man and more </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://greatbestman.blogspot.com/feeds/8754326416011791694/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=805772647971400968&amp;postID=8754326416011791694' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/805772647971400968/posts/default/8754326416011791694'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/805772647971400968/posts/default/8754326416011791694'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://greatbestman.blogspot.com/2008/02/so-youre-best-man-congratulations.html' title='So You&apos;re The Best Man - Congratulations'/><author><name>Andrew Leatherland</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
