#229: Mastering the Toast—CHEERS! – Eddie Rice

The Toastmasters Podcast with Greg Gazin with Ryan Levesque and Bo Bennett

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[28:21] A Toast is simply a short speech yet many fail to Master the art - all you have to do is scroll through YouTube to witness the number of disasters that occur from a simple raising of a glass.  In this episode, hosts Greg & Ryan speak with “Toast” master and Toastmaster Eddie Rice. Rice explains what a Toast is and offers insights, tips and advice on preparing and delivering a Toast which can also apply to any ceremonial speech – even under the challenging situations.

Eddie’s article, It’s Your Turn to Toast: Get past your fear by learning to C.H.E.E.R.S. will appear in the June 2023 issue of the Toastmaster magazine. 

Eddie Rice  is a professional speechwriter with over a decade of experience in helping business leaders, keynote speakers, TED talk presenters, nonprofit organizations and everyday people, enhance the messages they tell through great storytelling and structure.

Types of speeches include: Keynotes, TED and TEDx Talks, nonprofit advocacy speeches and of course Ceremonial speeches like the TOAST which he covers in his award-winning and best selling book - TOAST: Short Speeches, Big Impact.

Eddie is a member Eastside Toastmasters #6500 in Shaker Heights, Ohio.

You can also listen to a previous interview Eddie has with Greg on Toastcaster 160: The Toast: Short Speech with a Big Impact – Eddie Rice where Eddie shares a little more about his journey and how Toastmasters came into play. He also dives into what makes for a great toast; His 7-Step process on creating a Toast - for yourself or others.

As an additional resource, here's a link to Eddie's post "Ask me anything" on Reddit he made reference to in the interview when he first launched his book. 

Eddie can be reached at https://www.ricespeechwriting.com/