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Best Man Speech Complete! I recently what tasked with being best man in my friends wedding. This meant having to do the dreaded best man speech which I thought I wouldn’t ever have to do as someone who stutters. For months my anxiety was peaking, but I knew there was no way out so I had to prepare. I couldn’t tell you how many times I practiced the speech out loud to myself and in front of my girlfriend, but I had it all written out and then memorized at that point. I think i stuttered once with a small block that lasted about 2-3 seconds, but the rest of the speech came out fluent for me. Everyone seemed to love it and laugh and said I did a great job, which was a huge load off my back. I initially almost opted out of being best man entirely because of not wanting to do a speech, but I realized how much it meant to my friend that I would be the best man. I hated that I even had to have this thought. But I want everyone to know that it’s alright to be nervous (because everyone is) and that everyone in the crowd is rooting for you if you’re ever in this situation!