Suggested Interview Questions

For Tom Haibeck (“high beck”)

Author of Wedding Toasts Made Easy!

www.WeddingToasts.com

1. What are some of the common mistakes people make when they’re asked to make a wedding toast?

2. How long should a wedding toast be?

3. What should a wedding toast be about?

4. What about humor in a wedding toast? Good or bad idea?

5. Where can people find inspiration for a wedding toast (other than your book).

6. What should couples look for in the people who will make a toast at  their wedding?

7. What do couples need to tell those people to help prepare them for their toast? (e.g. orient them about the room; tell them if there is a microphone to be used; how many others are making toasts; etc.).

8. Who makes wedding toasts?

9. Is there any particular order of toasts or some sort of “toasting protocol” that needs to be observed?

10. What is the best time during the wedding reception for the toasts to take place?

11. What about people’s fear of public speaking? What advice can you offer to people who get exceptionally nervous and experience stage fright prior to (or during) their toast

12. What prompted you to write the book?

13. What is your background?

14. I’m sure you’ve seen your share of wedding disasters. Tell us about some.

15. Open microphone. Good or bad idea?

16. What’s the secret to a successful wedding reception?

17. You are donating 15% of your royalties from the book to Mothers Against Drunk Driving. What’s that all about?

18. You self-published your book and it’s become a bestseller, with more than 75,000 copies sold. What advice would you offer aspiring authors about self-publishing?