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Wedding (Rehearsal Dinner) Speeches
Event Information Form
 Warren H. (Sandy) Anderson

Executive Speech & Business Writing (Tel: 704 365-3004)

Purpose:   The purpose of this form is to gather as much information as possible about your wedding or rehearsal dinner speech as I can so that I can write the best presentation possible at the least cost to you.

Please Relax.   This form is just a place to get started. In almost every case, I will interview you by telephone to get the details I will need. This form just gives me a good grasp of the full engagement so I can help you focus your thoughts in our phone conversation. If you don't mind, I'll record our phone conversation.

Answer What You Can:   While I'd appreciate it if you would try to supply as many details as possible, I recognize that, in many cases, you may not know some information or not have an opinion and that's OK. Just answer "none" or leave it blank. We can work out the details by E-mail, by phone or in a face-to-face meeting, if that is feasible, which it seldom is.

(Fields with asterisk * are required)

At a minimum, I need your FULL NAME, Telephone and Email address to be able to assist you.

Section I: Information About The Speaker

Speaker's Name   *    

Speaker's Role (Father or Mother of Bride or Groom, etc.)  

Address (Line 1)  

Address (Line 2)  

City       State       Zip Code  

Phone   *         Fax       Cell Phone  

E-Mail   *    

Section II: Event, Time, & Location
(Describe the settings of the speech and a few details about it.)

Event Title  

Event Venue (Name of Church, Synagogue, Mosque, Hotel, Park or other location for Wedding)

Event Section Name (Room Name, Suite or Section, if any)  

Event Date       Event Time  

Rehearsal Dinner Location / Event Street Address  

City       State       Zip Code  

Speech Start Time       Speech Target Length (in minutes)  

Person introducing the speaker  

Section III: Bride and Groom Identification
Describe the bride and groom at whose wedding your speech will be given.

Bride's Full Maiden Name   *    
Bride's Information:  

Groom's Full Name   *    
Groom's Information:  

Wedding Registry       Phone:  

Bride & Groom's Wedding Site URL  

Section IV: Audience Analysis

Anticipated or estimated number of people that might attend the Wedding / Rehearsal Dinner event  

Audience Description:   Describe the audience at your wedding/rehearsal dinner speech. Include any unique or special people you wish to note in your speech such as a special family member or friend, or the person that introduced the couple to each other, etc.

Section V: Event Agenda
What will the Audience be doing before and after the speech? (Example: For a rehearsal dinner, you might enter 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM Cocktails, or 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM Dinner, etc. Let me know if your speech follows someone else's or other entertainment.)

Agenda Times
Audience Activities Before the SPEECH

1. From:       To:       Activity:  

2. From:       To:       Activity:  

3. From:       To:       Activity:  

4. From:       To:       Activity:  

Audience Activities After the SPEECH

5. From:       To:       Activity:  

6. From:       To:       Activity:  

7. From:       To:       Activity:  

Section VI: Wedding Party

Name the known members of the wedding party that you want mentioned in the speech. I've included a few titles of people typically involved in wedding parties. Remove the one's that do not apply and add as many as you need. State the persons position and then their name.

Section VII: SPEECH Details
Identify the topic of the desired speech and any guidelines that need to be incorporated. Any details you can specify will help create a better customized speech.

What guidance was given to you about the subject of the speech or what guidance do you want to give me about the topic or theme of the speech?

What is the directed or deduced subject of the speech?

Do you know of any quick funny remark, quip or starting statement that might get your audience's attention?

Major Points:
Most of the time I will work with the Primary Contact on some of the key points by phone or I will produce them unassisted. If you have some specific points you want covered in the speech, list them here. If necessary, we'll discuss them over the phone.

Point #1

Point #2

Point #3

Point #4 (Plus any other points you may want to add)

You may want to print a copy of this form for yourself

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