Need help with your big-day speech?

I’ll write you a superb speech that’s sure to entertain, engage and enthral your audience

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“While there are tools available that can assist with speechwriting, they’re unable to replicate the unique insights and emotional depth that come from a human touch. Best Speech Ever provides a service that is both professional and personal, elevating the art of speechwriting to an entirely new level."

DH Patel - Father of the Bride

Toby, your speech writer

WELCOME

Having attended one too many functions and weddings that were memorable for the wrong reason – those dreadful speeches – I founded Best Speech Ever, specialising in writing original, bespoke wedding speeches and meaningful tributes for special occasions. In sum: All Speeches Great and Small.

Whether it be crafting a touching tribute to honour a significant event or milestone, or a wedding speech for the Bride or Groom, Parent of the Bride or Groom, Best Man or Maid of Honour, I’ll help you to infuse your speech with warmth, charm and humour. Let’s ensure that you deliver the Best Speech Ever!

Toby

Having Toby help me write my speech and perfect my delivery was the best decision we made for the wedding. I felt a lot more relaxed about the whole speech writing process, and I felt that my speech reflected my personality and really highlighted the main key stories and elements that I wanted to focus on.  I got wonderful feedback from friends and family who said my speech was brilliant, very funny, and also very moving. Can’t recommend her highly enough!

Laura Ash Thornton
Bride

With limited time on my hands, working with Toby turned the process of going from a blank page to finished, polished speech 3-5 times faster than if I had done it alone. It was truly a game changer!  She made it a fun, enjoyable experience, with fast turnarounds and insightful comments and gave me unmissable tips for the delivery.  Highly recommended!!

Ash Thornton
Groom

Using Toby’s input in preparing my speech for my daughter’s wedding paid off in bucketloads. She edited my initial draft to be more succinct and punchy and introduced a great balance of humour and emotion – at which point I knew we were onto something special. The tips and feedback she gave me during our delivery practice turned a really good speech into an excellent one. Countless people approached me afterwards with effusive praise and compliments, many saying it brought both laughter and tears to their eyes. I strongly endorse Toby’s offering and recommend that you don’t miss her essential delivery practice!

Alan Hayden
Father of the Bride

I was petrified at the thought of speaking at my daughter’s wedding and it was particularly tough, as my beloved husband passed away last year. I knew that I needed to do this for our family, and this is where Toby stepped in. She immediately tapped into who I am as a person, and worked with such sensitivity, bearing in mind how hard this was going to be for me. She somehow put all my mixed feelings into exactly the right words and gave me all the confidence I needed to express myself – supporting me all the way, right up to the day. THANK YOU! This was a huge break-through for me and a much-needed boost to my self-confidence!!

Jane Van Tonder (Mother of the Bride)

I can strongly recommend Toby Shenker’s speech writing service.  She helped me with an important speech I had to make at a high-profile event and her input was invaluable on many levels.  The whole process of writing and delivering this speech became a pleasure working with Toby.

Elita de Klerk (wife of our late President, FW de Klerk)

I was asked to toast the Bride and Groom. I sent Toby my original attempt and using her excellent editing skills, she managed to rescript it into a balance of emotion, heartfelt truths and exceptional humour all deliverable in the allocated time. We practiced the speech together and the final delivery was perfect, with lots of tears and laughter. This would not have been possible without Toby’s professional assistance.

Derek du Plessis, (Father of the Bride)

I was not expecting so many compliments after the speech I made at my daughter’s wedding.  Toby also gave me excellent delivery tips, which proved really helpful.

Peter Goemans, Father of the bride

Toby’s assistance with my wedding speech to my daughter proved invaluable. I could not have asked for a more qualified person to guide me through the process. Don’t miss out on the delivery practice session!

Tony Dolley, Father of the Bride)

When I prepared my wedding speech, I turned to Toby to be my wordsmith warden and speech advisor. Her feedback was constructive, relevant and not simply validating. Don’t hesitate to contact Toby if you want to ensure that your once-in-a-lifetime speech will be treasured and regaled for many years to come.

Wayne Sussman, (Groom)

Toby helped me with the most important speech of my life. She read and analyzed my draft copy objectively, before giving me critical but kind feedback. We then worked hand-in-hand to ensure that my speech was
to-the-point, funny and meaningful.

Daniel Barnett, (Groom)

Fantastic …helpful… caring….funny….witty! Toby you went out your way to help make our speech brilliant, and exactly what we envisioned! Huge thank you!

Sheri and Jonathan Stein, (Bride and Groom)

SPEECH WRITER FOR

The Bride The Groom Milestone
Birthdays
Parents
of the
Bride
Wedding
Anniversary
Parents
of the
Groom
Bar/Bat
Mitzvah
The Maid
of
Honour
The Best
Man
Eulogies Valedictory
Ceremonies
Fundraisers

Or any other notable celebration

Why choose a PERSONAL SPEECHWRITER over AI?

An AI-generated speech:

  • can’t customise your words to your audience or the specific occasion
  • uses language that tends to be flowery which can make your sound weird
  • can’t capture the essence and nuance of what makes you, “YOU”
  • can’t articulate your emotions in a way that won’t sound bizarre
  • lacks a sense of humour, and most downloaded jokes sound corny
  • can’t help you to reflect upon your past, or help you to articulate it
  • can’t trigger your thoughts and memories in a meaningful way
  • can’t brainstorm relevant ideas with you

To deliver an important, meaningful speech, you’ll want:

  • to avoid generic, vanilla, impersonalised content, at all costs
  • an original speech that sounds authentic and comes from the heart
  • an experienced sounding board to guide your thinking and steer you in the right direction
  • to capture your unique relationship with that special person you wish to honour
  • to introduce charm and humour and take delight in those funny moments
  • OMG! You don’t want your spouse or best friend to hear the identical sentiments expressed at the next wedding!

IN SUM: YOU PROBABLY OWE THAT SPECIAL PERSON MORE THAN A GENERIC, AI GENERATED SPEECH!

FREE TIPS - MY GIFT TO YOU

The Parents Of The Bride Or Groom

The Bride Or Groom

The Best Man Or Maid Of Honour

How it works

STEP 1

Choose from the available speech writing packages

STEP 2

Fill out the short contact form

STEP 3

Now just sit back, relax and await my prompt response

Select your package

RISING STAR

Editing and tweaking

Adding ideas + giving feedback on existing draft of minimum 650 words of your proposed speech

Only R1500

BLAZING STAR

Writing your speech

Adding humour, based on responses to my trigger questions

Includes a free copy of: My speech delivery tips + How to prepare your speech cards

Only R2500

SUPERSTAR

Gets you BLAZING

Adding quotes, fun and humour + 2 delivery practice sessions

Includes a free copy of: My speech delivery tips + How to prepare your speech cards.

Only R3200

STELLAR DELIVERY

Delivery coaching for an existing speech

1-on 1 Sessions focusing on:
Meeting your time allowance
Voice Modulation
Pausing and pace
Eye contact
How to use speech cards
Body language

Only R400/hr

How I can help you

All speeches great and small

Whether you have an upcoming wedding, milestone birthday, bar/ batmitzvah, eulogy or any other major upcoming event, I’ll help you to write, structure and shape your words to ensure you deliver the best speech ever!

microphones set up ready for a speech written by our speech writing service
Tailoring tools

Original, creative content

No downloads, no templates, no plagiarism and no weird flowery language.
Just your authentic inner voice and sentiments, as spoken from the heart.
The perfect mix of charm and humour.

Available to tailor-make a special package to meet your specific needs

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*Please note that for ethical reasons, I’m unable to write speech assignments for scholars.
However, should you wish, I’m willing to assist you with professional coaching for your speech delivery. For that you'll need to select the "Stellar Delivery" option above.

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