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Hi there, I recently had an experience that frankly, freaked me out. To be honest, I never expected to get what is referred to as Stage Fright but Man it happened to me. My brother in law asked me to be his best man and I was so happy. He has so many friends and family and he is a chilling guy and he could have had anyone be his best man, but he picked me. It was jokes! I was so happy, I guess you could say even flattered. We had the wedding two weeks ago and I still have not gotten over it.

You know how they say practise makes perfect. Man they know what they are talking about. I was so horrible, I would say stupid is what comes to mind. I stood up, never prepared anything and started talking about first my brother in law and how I never liked him at all, then about my sister and how I never liked her at all either. Then it got worst. I could sense the crowd’s displeasure me and I started to get panicky. This is when I would say what was horrible became a nightmare. Man, I can tell you that I honestly do not believe most best man’s get booed but that is what happened to me. First my Dad had to get up apologise to the crowd for me, then my new brother-in law’s Dad, (not sure what you call him), let’s just call him Stan to protect the innocent. My sister cried and my brother in law kept shaking his head with his hands clutching his eyes. So, after that event, I came to the realization that practise makes perfect. In fact, even just a little review or some simple notes on a piece of paper would all have been excellent choices for me. So, here is a piece of advice for anyone who is ever asked to speak publicly. Take it seriously, recognize it is an honor and good speeches and good speech makers are not just by accident. Now I understand why Winston Churchill, John F. Kennedy and people like Martin Luther King were all revered as phenomenal speech makers. They have an art and so based on the fact that my mother no longer cooks for me and my life is still not the same as nobody speaks to me in my family except my dog, here is what I would suggest if you ever have to make a speech or speak publicly, ever.