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Tips From the Trenches: Experts Dish on Wedding Speech Protocols

I was on a mission.  I wanted research from the trenches.  So I decided to poll some of Toronto’s top event planners to learn what’s happening out there in the...

How to Propose a Toast that Delivers the Most!

‘Tis the season.  No, not that season. Wedding season. Well, truthfully, celebration season is more like it. Anniversaries, special birthdays, retirements and graduations all call for toasts, a few charming...

Begin with the End in Mind: Nine Tips to Get you Started on that THING YOU HAVE TO WRITE!

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard this lament:  I have a speech/presentation/tribute /introduction/thank you/eulogy/pitch/essay/personal statement) to write, and I JUST DON’T KNOW WHERE TO START! We’re all...