ChilternToastmaster  

Thank you for visiting www.chilterntoastmaster.co.uk. If you are planning a special day, let me quickly offer my best wishes for a wonderful occasion. I am a Professional Toastmaster specialising in Weddings and Civil Partnerships in the Chilterns and Thames Valley and I am known at many of the prominent venues in the region. But distance is no object: I have been engaged at ceremonies across the country - in the Midlands, London, Kent and Cheshire, and I am shortly to see how they do things in South Africa!

A Professional Toastmaster knows that as society changes, so do attitudes to Formality. Some couples are anxious to preserve Tradition, others want a stylish gathering but one where the atmosphere is more relaxed.

But first, just what does the Professional Toastmaster do? Click on this PDF link “What the Professional Toastmaster does on your Big Day” and you will quickly see that it is rather more than striking a hard surface with a gavel from time to time or prompting someone lost in the middle of a speech!

’What is correct?’ is a question I am often asked and so the Guide to Etiquette and Protocol (PDF file) which I have produced is a good starting point. The main headings are shown on the Protocol and Etiquette web-page. 

Any Professional Toastmaster should offer to meet before the event. At my meetings, always three weeks beforehand, I get to know the couple and we go through my Guide and a Planner together. There are many options for adding style, dignity and grace to your occasion - and so it is important that your Toastmaster understands what level of formality you feel to be appropriate. After all, no-one should feel uncomfortable on the Big Day.

To view more on a specific topic click on the appropriate link: Weddings, Civil Partnerships, Protocol & Etiquette, Speeches, Useful Advice, Fees Testimonials, or Contact Us for more information.

Peter West