Toasts & Tributes Revised & Expanded: A Gentleman's Guide to Personal Correspondence and the Noble Tradition of the Toast
Toasts & Tributes Revised & Expanded: A Gentleman's Guide to Personal Correspondence and the Noble Tradition of the Toast
Toasts and Tributes helps men master these important skills with examples of more than 40 different toasts and 40 different notes. Includes examples of what to say and, perhaps more important, examples of what not to say.
Perhaps heâs been asked to say a few words at his college roommateâs engagement party. Maybe heâs at a family cookout, toasting his sisterâs recent law school graduation. Have his parents reached a milestone anniversary that deserves a sonâs perspective? Is his professional mentor retiring after decades as a leader in his field? Throughout his adult life, a man encounters those occasions that depend on his ability to distill the emotions of the moment into a toast, a letter, or perhaps just a few words of gratitude.
John Bridges and Bryan Curtis call on their trademark wit to illustrate the skill of meaningful expression and show how to avoid those clichĂ©s, awkward jokes, and rambling speeches that threaten to derail the mood of any occasion. Learn how to keep your âjust a few wordsâ as succinct as possible, which rare occasions are suitable for an e-mail, and the proper way to give a toast everyone will remember.
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Toasts and Tributes helps men master these important skills with examples of more than 40 different toasts and 40 different notes. Includes examples of what to say and, perhaps more important, examples of what not to say.
Perhaps heâs been asked to say a few words at his college roommateâs engagement party. Maybe heâs at a family cookout, toasting his sisterâs recent law school graduation. Have his parents reached a milestone anniversary that deserves a sonâs perspective? Is his professional mentor retiring after decades as a leader in his field? Throughout his adult life, a man encounters those occasions that depend on his ability to distill the emotions of the moment into a toast, a letter, or perhaps just a few words of gratitude.
John Bridges and Bryan Curtis call on their trademark wit to illustrate the skill of meaningful expression and show how to avoid those clichĂ©s, awkward jokes, and rambling speeches that threaten to derail the mood of any occasion. Learn how to keep your âjust a few wordsâ as succinct as possible, which rare occasions are suitable for an e-mail, and the proper way to give a toast everyone will remember.
