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Tips & What Not to Do

Never Open with a Dictionary Definition

"Webster's dictionary defines love as..." — the single most overused opening in speech history. The audience has heard it a hundred times and it tells them nothing about you or the person you're celebrating.
Instead, open with a moment: a specific memory, a small detail, something only you could say.

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