Creating effective business presentations/Survey of presentation contexts/Video Signpost Toastmasters
| “ | May your troubles be less and your blessings be more, and nothing but happiness come through your door. | ” |
| —Irish toast | ||
A toast (sometimes called a toast speech) is a short speech of congratulations, appreciation, celebration, or remembrance for a person … typically followed by a drink. You may have seen toasts given (or given a toast yourself) at an event such as a wedding, birthday, anniversary, or a memorial service. Toasts are also common in business settings, and you could give a toast, for example, to congratulate someone on a particular achievement, a promotion, or to celebrate the start or end of a conference or other business event.
As with many things, giving a toast can be very different in different cultures. Did you know, for example, that in some countries you should touch your drinking glass to the glass of the people around you, but in other countries this is considered disrespectful. If you are travelling for business, or working with someone from a different culture to your own, remember to find out how a toast is given!
