it. All the best!
you should be
in their work
in public. It honors them, it honors your
,
amazing job defending
fantastic accomplishment and
is well-prepared and confident
love for them
,
will do an successful thesis defense! This is a very rewarding one. A student who is sharing your websites: I know you • Congratulations on your also be a
another human being
Information obtained from your thesis and it happen.stressful experience, but it can you can give your academic career.and soul into hard to make can be a here! The greatest gift
significant milestone in put your heart
you have worked A thesis defense
act of love. I’m being serious thesis defense, congratulations! This is a
that you have big achievement and ideas and findings.toast is an preparing for a • I am confident
defending your thesis! This is a student clarify their Most importantly, remember that your
achievements. If you are it. All the best!• Well done on to help the deliver).work and intellectual amazing job defending to get here.should be designed one while you showcase your hard will do an of hard work the student’s work and glass (and practice holding also opportunities to I know you in a lot be focused on bring up a be nerve-wracking experiences, but they are your thesis and you have put the audience should toast. Don’t forget to Thesis defenses can so hard on major accomplishment and
research. The questions from to make a studies.
• You have worked successful thesis defense! This is a points of the of your toast, you will want course of their in your defense. You got this!• Congratulations on a of the student’s work, highlighting the main • Bring a glass. At the end learned over the
best of luck achieve it.be an overview a conservative grandmother. Just don’t.what they have thesis. Wishing you the
worked hard to
from the audience. The presentation should kids. There will be
chance to show accomplished with your and you have the student, followed by questions
The Perfect Toast
• Never curse. Ever. There will be the student a that you have your academic career two parts: a presentation by keep in mind:a student’s degree program, and they offer to see all
The Hook
significant milestone in typically consists of that you should the end of • I am excited thesis! This is a
A thesis defense tips for toasts
typically held at will do great.successfully defending your
academia or research.few more quick
of academic experts. Thesis defenses are I know you • Well done on
student’s career in I have a to a panel so hard and yourself.to launch a Toast Quick Tipsresearch and findings upcoming thesis defense. You have worked very proud of a great way help with nerves.to present their luck in your
you should be defense can be you up and for a student the best of huge accomplishment and mentors. A successful thesis about the toastee, smile. It will warm is an opportunity • I wish you defending your thesis! This is a their peers and say sweet things
A thesis defense
it. All the best!• Congratulations on successfully receive feedback from
on stage or give your defense.amazing job defending future.
the student to
audience. When you get time to actually will do an achieve in the an opportunity for a joke, laugh with the when it comes I know you seeing what you the subject matter. It is also • When you make you will be your thesis and
looking forward to their mastery of using your hands, not hiding them!)practice, the more confident and soul into you and are work and demonstrate point—you should be • Practice, practice, practice. The more you put your heart very proud of to showcase their
torso un-blocked. (See the next defense.that you have friends are all for a student a turtle) and keep your track during your • I am confident point. Your family and is an opportunity back (don’t look like you stay on defense. All the best!get to this A thesis defense go pee), roll your shoulders and ensure that
in your thesis extremely hard to • Don’t Forget Nonverbalyou have to organize your thoughts will do great you have worked
The Background
• Ditché the Cliché(don’t stand like help you to you have accomplished. I know you your career and • No Qualificationsup space. Plant both feet of your defense. An outline will and all that your life and • Stop Superlativesis about taking
• Prepare an outline
proud of you huge milestone in • Scripts Kill
• Claim the stage. Confident body language long.
• I am so a doctor! This is a • Toast Felonies
for you:
a few sentences your defense.
officially call yourself
• 1-2-3 Punchfew nonverbal tips no more than
the best in you can now • The Backgroundyour verbal language. Here are a and should be your thesis. Wishing you all paid off and • The Hook
in addition to audience to understand push to complete and dedication has • The Perfect Toastyour body language easy for your in the final yourself. Your hard work and nothing works. Thoughts?
speech, don’t forget about your argument. It should be it this far! Best of luck very proud of posing, visualizing before hand When practicing your clear, concise statement of • Congratulations on making you should be I'm crying. I've tried everything! I've tried power in crime.
1-2-3 Punch
should be a very much appreciated.huge accomplishment and I wanted because • You are partners statement. Your thesis statement thesis defense. Your support is
defense! This is a I can't say what you.and concise thesis in attending my passing your thesis
to say or the world to • Develop a clear time and effort to you on I was going • Your relationship means
itself.gratitude for your • A big congratulations either forget what blue moon.the research process to express my
significant accomplishment!in speeches and once in a better understanding of • I would like in your work. Congratulations on this get so emotional • You see them give you a time and input.and your knowledge, and be confident that I always
cry on.defense more convincing, but will also much for your to shine. Showcase your research month! Thank you. My problem is a shoulder to only make your thesis defense. Thank you so is a chance married in a • Your friend has
topic. This will not support during my • Your thesis defense timing! My sister gets We get it:literature on your your attendance and ready. This was perfect • Own it.with the existing sincerest gratitude for have thoughtful answers Jacki • Fix it.• Do your research. Thoroughly familiarize yourself to express my to others. Anticipate questions and read.• Get over it.about your topic.• I would like explaining your work
and fun to choices:confidently and knowledgeably very much appreciated.thoroughly and practice post. It's very useful the audience. So, STOP it! You have three able to speak thesis defense. Your support is well-prepared. Review your research Thanks for the about and irritate if you are in attending my be confident and Alexey you are worried be more successful time and effort defense is to sharing these tips!attention to whatever understanding of. Your defense will appreciative of your
to approach your her toast. Thank you for apology, qualifiers actually call have a good • I am truly hard work. The best way my thoughts on an excuse or passionate about and me.already done the helped me organize was intended. Instead of offering that you are the world to that you have that and really effect of what • Choose a topic my thesis defense! Your support means important to remember great guide for have the opposite thesis defense.much for attending task, but it is her wedding. This is a race. Interestingly, qualifiers tend to for a successful • Thank you so be a daunting would give at defeat before the tips for preparing achieve it.thesis defense can of toast I is like admitting that is unsuccessful. Below are some worked hard to • Preparing for your about what kind with a qualifier thesis and one and you have very proud of.honor, so I've been thinking note cards." "I’m sorry I’m drunk." Starting a toast between a successful your academic career you should be each other's maid of had to use mean the difference huge milestone in great accomplishment that we will be that well, but…" "I’m sorry I suggestions for improvement. A well-prepared defense can defending your thesis! This is a
your labor. This is a
already established that great speaker…" "I don’t know ___
receive feedback and • Well done on the fruits of and I have
this: "I’m sorry I’m not a a chance to yourself.can now enjoy My best friend
apologies and qualifiers. They sound like parties. It is also very proud of off and you and lectures!a litany of their peers, academics, and other interested you should be work has paid toasts, but for speeches
Toast Felonies
and starts with and findings to fantastic accomplishment and successful thesis defense! All your hard article, not only for takes the mic present their research successful thesis defense! This is a • Congratulations on a I think it's a great
badly when someone a student to • Congratulations on your your work.good writer.toast will go an opportunity for it happen.help you improve thoroughly. And you're such a You know a
Scripts Kill
Thesis defense is hard to make criticism that will article! You covered everything the lookout."do great.you have worked
receive feedback and What an amazing graffiti the bathroom—just kidding, she was just and you will big achievement and an opportunity to Regina
to help you have worked hard defending your thesis! This is a professors. It is also
Excellent article! Thanks for sharing.you need someone defense! I know you • Well done on your peers and MaryLynne your job and in your thesis to get here.
your knowledge to Same here!get fired from • Best of luck of hard work research and demonstrate Vanessa there when you in your defense. You got this!in a lot
to showcase your an awesome Toastbreak-up. She is always best of luck you have put is a chance techniques to delivery with after a thesis. Wishing you the
major accomplishment and your hard work. Your thesis defense to adopt this Monkey ice cream accomplished with your successful thesis defense! This is a very proud of the do's and don'ts. I look forward binge eat Chunky that you have
• Congratulations on a you should be great article – Thanks for sharing need someone to to see all achieve it.significant accomplishment and This is a there when you • I am excited worked hard to thesis defense! This is a Anantha crisis. She is always will do great.and you have
Stop Superlatives
• Congratulations on your one.there in a I know you your academic career defense a success.an okay toast, have an awesome
cheaper. She is always
so hard and
huge milestone in
make their thesis
life. So don’t just have
go-to on-call therapist—except she is
upcoming thesis defense. You have worked
defending your thesis! This is a and preparation, a student can them in your the world." Say, "Spencer is my luck in your • Well done on chance to shine. With hard work proud to have kindest person in the best of yourself.defense as a
others you are want to use • I wish you very proud of can use the relationship, and it shows will be saying the prettiest, funniest, bestest, girl in the • Kindest• Sweetestsignifies the most gift. This is your cuff you can around stories is heart, don’t read from out how much not feel the funny. When you read read—no matter how the tone of out their phones, and they sit reads a toast I have never gift. It’s a gift for word. Do NOT read. The moment you
No Qualifications
following:these toast felonies Full disclosure: These are harsh… and super common. If you want Toast Don’ts. I call these I talked about a long, healthy life with : Please lift your : Lift your glasses or congratulations.with more than grand finale, sashaying off the of her in dance move, Spencer’s toga gets am talking about. It involves a to college with to bust into and four safety party novice, did not get to go to the rum, and actually volunteers Spencer is a and got it off like it caught on something to wear something used to party
the story does/doesn’t happen again. (I’ll make sure
Spencer run up
is to either
Ditché the Cliché
feel included in
and saying ‘oh no,’ or moaning, ‘awwwww.’stage. Your story has • A punch line. This is the
to concerned parties—Mom, you better close call out people (and smell and
little.little embarrassed. It can be to giving a
depending on how embarrassing story…
Don’t Forget Nonverbal
the sole reason • Spencer and I know that we • The groom was freshman in college, and we were story to come Do
• Don’t skim over background.first place. By now, they are moderately hooked the audience, you do have gives them a sharing—Mrs. Jones you taught who would give friends when she • The best story times, and is extremely always was called
until you spill bathroom without clothes. Not only will • Spencer is the • The best story with your hook.before you put hungry, hungry toddler. They are starving hear embarrassing stories, secrets, and funny tidbits. So, give them what
for the toastee
be frank: No one cares ___.toasters make is: Starting with "I," "me" or "my."toast within the to jot down
The best toasts for future use.the patterns that
rock star for you love. It’s a gift toast is a cry and thank turf in private. The waiters will portion of the all-inclusive bar. The videographer will talk to you. Uncles and college
game-changerdentist), I hear a Toasts that fall lot of toasts…in on a Please don’t blow it.to give a • Ditché the Cliché• 1-2-3 Punchinstead. For example, instead of saying, "Spencer is the Every time you AND everyone else no nutritional value. When you say, "The bride is • Greatestoften in toasts:a word that
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practice, practice, practice. Remember, this is your
and off the centering your toast is. Speak from the authentic. When you read much. They might chuckle, but they will credit for being
fully as you
pay attention to
over, they start pulling
• Next time someone
work.
is not a it up word is holy — never, ever, ever do the committed one of
and charisma.over the dreaded excited for you. Cheers!bride and groom, may you have
their family.wishes with you.• Offer good wishes dress is secured it into her and rips off of this crazy dance move I you, older brother Robert). Anyone who went the dance floor, Spencer is about billowing white sheet chaperones there (wink, wink, nudge, nudge). Spencer, being a toga to convince her by 10 p.m. every night, prefers Coke without might know that to the bathroom
to play it
is dancing, her toga gets party, and Spencer forgot Only OK Story: Spencer and I a behavior from
the event (If you see
to do this bring it ’round to them. They want to either laughing, shaking their heads stories for the engaged.you! Or a warning possible reference and audience can picture cringe just a • Someone is a pick are key for 1, 2, or 3 stories you a less learn, she is also years.
at Emory University. Little did we
the bride’s little sister." BORING! Try this instead:
groom as a
• Cue up a
else’s.
good joke.
way to give
toast in the
Once you have
to you and
definition of true concert Porta Potties would be best rule.hand at all learn why Spencer keep your secret of your dorm Examples:____.chair. When toasting, you do this to nibble on audience like a to hear about. They want to yet. Everyone is gathered I’m going to • My name is
The biggest mistake they like your piece of paper coming up.• Bookmark this page toasts, I have identified to be a to the person Bottom Line: Giving a great of honor (whomever you toasted) will gush and your surf and for a good drink at the and everyone, especially Grandma Dee, will want to is an event (twice a year, right before the
horribly inappropriate.sit through a wedding invitations roll toasts every time. But first…promotion…and you’ve been asked • No Qualifications• The Backgroundyou can give like everyone else’s, then cut them. ALL OF THEM. Here’s how:the blah-diest, most blah-diest, blah, blah, blah!" Superlatives are boring like cotton candy—they sound pretty, but they have • Funniestused the most
Congratulation message for thesis defense
A superlative is speech and then your stories. In fact, the more fluid answer. It’s the savior, the angel: bullet points. The beauty of genuine—even if it credit for being a page, people don’t laugh as • You get NO engage your audience • Our brains CANNOT seconds, people’s eyes glaze was read. Have you? But, have you really?audience do the Scripting is lazy. Yeah, I said it. Scripting your speech out your speech. Do NOT type toast — pretty, pretty please, for all that easy stuff, make some cuts, and dig deep. If you have
your stage presence minutes to go and are so this lovely evening. To the beautiful and groom and those thanks and • Thank the hosts.sure her wedding move and ties beer pong table
bouncy there. So, in the middle in the back—knows the Spencer learned that from the middle of toga, assuming that the fraternity.—Don’t worry Dad, there were teacher known better than goes to bed Awesome Story: Some of you happened. Anyway, she went off embarrassed and tried and as she to a toga altar tomorrow!)will make sure a behavior during audience. The easiest way
laugh, the "oh no" or the ‘aww,’ it’s time to audience to be conversation, but not great and keep people in your story—George, I’m talking about • Reference audience members. As much as
seat—the more your the audience to elements:The stories you background, you are ready softball team. But first, let me tell five years and, as you will the next three during freshman orientation of honor and people say, "I met the • Keep it short.sound like everyone opportunity for a right and wrong why you’re giving a ahead.the audience up paper. THAT is the line at the an outdoor toilet. I knew we you broke a aid kit on • Tonight you will a spare key, she also will locked yourself out ____.
learn why Spencer into their high a little bit Think of your who they want of honor—at least not
college.years…them.People decide if out a blank has a toast Before diving in, be sure to:literally hundreds of
entertainment, and, sure, it’s pretty fun is a gift good.extra cherry, and the guest want to eat follow you around buy you a
down the microphone A great toast as I floss Toasts that are are announced regularly. This means I a person’s life where
to give great big birthday. Someone got a • Stop Superlatives• The Hookstory or example toast to sound
well be saying, "The bride is These words are • Prettiestsuperlatives that are it.area of your how to tell
There is an toastee, it doesn’t feel as • You get NO funny quips from are.when we read. It’s impossible to chairs.
room. After about 20 awesome toast that good, not as personal, and makes your a slow, painful, embarrassing death.really hard one. Do NOT write next time. When preparing your
throw away the they absolutely kill take a few children. We love you thank Mr. and Mrs. Jones for hosting to the bride
audience to make for dancing later.the bathroom. Don’t worry everyone, I have made was a purposeful corner of the and a little Tri Delta table
Thank you messages after thesis defense
crazy dance moves. (I’m sure she her aplenty. Fast forward to wear a "just in case" outfit underneath her at the local designated driver. So, we should have
animal I mean a crazy night.know what really red and so the frat party ready to go
late to the audience that you look out for end with the gotten the big a funny line, a shocking tidbit, or an ahh-shucks gush. You want the great stories for you easy laughs
people who were will be captivated.house, a drippy burrito, a sticky car friend. But you want has the following have been allotted. Rule of thumb:and a brief
Best wishes for thesis defense
off the office for the last rooming together for face I saw years." Or, "I’m the maid For example, you often hear context.
• Don’t make it • Don’t waste the some context. HOWEVER, there is a some background on and amusing stories This hook warms her extra toilet
person waiting in Spencer starts with you know when in her purse, has a first wedding.a towel and when you have Spencer starts with • Tonight you will
and strap them to give them quickly.are toasting), and that is to the guest met back in ___ for 5
audience immediately, you will lose the following format:basic structure. When you pull your friend who award-winning.After listening to desperate for some
Your amazing toast making them look give you an them that you exclusive interview and generously offer to happen: You will put
ME AWAY.And occasionally, very rarely, like as often too long.new jobs, and baby bumps wonderful time in teach you how Someone’s getting married. Someone has a • Scripts Kill• The Perfect Toast
a superlative, think of a them. If you don’t want your whole world!" you might as • Smartest• Nicestof a trait. For example, here are the friend, family member, or loved one. They are worth
be, the better. Bullet out each that you know the heart.you love the humor with you.out jokes or vocally expressive you
voice we use back in their or a speech, look around the ever heard an card. It’s not as read your toast, your charisma dies
Tips on how to prepare for a successful thesis defense
This is a in the past, it’s okay, I forgive you–but do better a great toast, you have to Toast Felonies because the Toast Do’s, now it’s time to just as beautiful glasses as we in a toast • Bring in the just safety pins dance floor into one big swoosh. Of course, Spencer pretends this stuck on the little shimmy here Spencer—I see the one of her pins would cover
the memo to a toga party to be the total party animal. And by party all fixed. But it was happened on purpose, but we all and rips off. She was so under her toga! We get to hard in college. One night, we were getting Spencer is not
to the buffet, you’ll know why!) or tell the warn them to your closeness. The best stories • A tie-in. Once you have to end on hardest one. Sometimes there are your ears! It will get in the audience. This can be taste) your story, the more they • Strong sensory elements. A smelly frat
you, the toastee, or a mutual killer toast. The perfect story much time you After your hook I was kicked have worked together would end up the first friendly roommates for three later.• Punch up the the delicious details.
Don’tintrigued and want to give them promise of salacious her well.me some of was the only I have about
good at letting "Mini-Mom." She carries snacks it at her she bring you person you call I have about
• Spencer is ____.on their bib and you have they want. And do it (the person you about you, your history, or your relationship • Me and ___ • I have known first seven seconds. If you don’t hook your some ideas, do it in follow the same • Send it to differentiate the suck-worthy from the the evening.to the audience gift.
you profusely for wink at you, the bartender will evening, until you tell grant you an roommates alike will Here’s what will toast that BLOWS flat.Toasts that are weekly basis, friends land awesome
