Frequently Asked Questions

What do I get?

You will end up with a potentially Oscar award-winning speech ^*.

How do you work?

What we do first is to collect any starting speeches and/or notes that you may have. This is often be a good starting point for your final speech. I'll also send you a brief form for you to complete with some details about the groom, bride, family etc so we are both singing from the same page, and I don't have to ask banal questions.

I'll spend probably 1 to 2 hours working on your speech and 1 to 2 hours on the phone with you, up to a total of 3 hours work, which should be ample for what we need to do. We can use the telephone, Skype, Skype video, email and/or text message, whatever you are better and happier with.

What can we do on the phone?

As your speech develops, we will run-through it on the phone. This is really useful so I can hear how you are delivering it, and we can talk about timing, and what works and what doesn't. It's all pretty painless, and usually a bit of a laugh. It's also very very important to get some unbiased and constructive feedback on your speech - friends are all well and good, but often they'll praise you even if they think something is wrong.

What will I need?

You'll need:

Access to a PC or Mac. I'll be sending the speech to you via Word document or a suitable equivalent.
A telephone, or Skype. We'll need to talk.

^* It'll be a great speech, but there's no actual guarantee that it will get past the folks who award the Oscars.