The Instant After-Dinner Speech
By Michael Davenport
The dinner has been eaten. Your wine glass has been re-filled several times. You’ve made polite conversation to the wives of several people you hardly even know.
Now comes the most daunting part of the evening.
The After-Dinner Speech.
Whether at the golf club, a work conference, a family re-union, or a local association, many people who are not practised public speakers are sometimes called upon to make an after-dinner speech.
If it is not something you do regularly, it can be a daunting experience.
But banish all fear.
Michael Davenport is here to help.
‘The Instant After-Dinner Speech’ is an invaluable guide to how to deliver an oration that mixes erudition, wit, and inspiration in perfectly judged quantities. With a range of tips and tricks and a template to work from, it will help you create a speech so brilliant it will be remembered for years.
Michael Davenport is an accomplished comedy writer and script-editor who has contributed to several classic comedy shows.
