Lights, Camera - SPEECH!

Giving a good speech can be difficult and stressful. Trust me, I speak in front of large crowds every single week and it isn't something you master quickly. I can tell you that after years of public speaking, it just comes naturally and I barely even think about it these days.

Standing in front of a room full of people, with a photographer and videographer can be very intimidating. Don't let get to you. In fact, don't even look at them! Look past them at various things around the room. If there are lighting fixtures on the wall, look at those and focus on what you're saying and say it clearly.

As for writing your speech, what to include or not include... take a look at this article from Brides magazine:

https://www.brides.com/story/how-to-write-the-perfect-best-man-speech

It's all just a blur...

The last few weeks have been VERY busy.  Several three day weekends and even quite a few weekday events!  I'm going to work my way backwards and start with today's event, The Walk to End Alzheimer's.

This was a charity event I did at the Mill Pond in Brighton and was organized by the Alzheimer's Organization.  About 250 people showed up for the event to raise money for Alzheimer's research.  I provided music and a few announcements for the event.

Yesterday (Saturday 9/15/12), I got to do one of my favorite events; the tailgate party!  Liberty Title held their tailgate party right across from Michigan Stadium at the golf course tennis courts.  It's the perfect spot to tailgate, thought the catering was done by Katherines (katherines.com).  The food was very appropriate for the event and very good too.  Sloppy Joes, Coney Dogs, Cheesy Potatoes and Pasta Salad were served early in the day along with some VERY happy sno-cones, great local beer, ice cream and cotton candy.  Towards the end of the game, tortilla chips and seven layer dip was the perfect 4th quarter snack!  This is one of the longest events I've done in a while, lasting 8 hours!  They had a great time and I really enjoy doing this fun, casual party.

 At first I thought these people were really into the

music I was playing... then I noticed the orange

bucket filled with jello shots.

Even earlier this week, I did an event I've never done before.  Regardless of how you feel about politics, it still pays my bills.  On top of that, this particular candidate is a friend of mine.  He was scheduled to speak at a public debate, but when they found out he wasn't a democrat or Republican, he was uninvited, silencing his chance to speak.  Last time I checked, freedom of speech was still a right (or did they kill that too?).  Regardless of how you feel or who you vote for, I just wanted to show you that I really do ALL sorts of events.

There's more to come as I review the previous few weeks in my next post.