#229: Mastering the Toast—CHEERS! – Eddie Rice

Eddie’s article, It’s Your Turn to Toast: Get past your fear by learning to C.H.E.E.R.S. will appear in the June 2023 issue of the Toastmaster magazine. Eddie Rice  is a professional speechwriter with over a decade of experience in helping business leaders, keynote speakers, TED talk presenters, nonprofit organizations and everyday people, enhance the messages they tell through great storytelling and structure.Types of speeches include: Keynotes, TED and TEDx Talks, nonprofit advocacy speeches and of course Ceremonial speeches like the TOAST which he covers in his award-winning and best selling book - TOAST: Short Speeches, Big Impact.Eddie is a member Eastside Toastmasters #6500 in Shaker Heights, Ohio.You can also listen to a previous interview Eddie has with Greg on Toastcaster 160: The Toast: Short Speech with a Big Impact – Eddie Rice where Eddie shares a little more about his journey and how Toastmasters came into play. He also dives into what makes for a great toast; His 7-Step process on creating a Toast - for yourself or others.As an additional resource, here's a link to Eddie's post "Ask me anything" on Reddit he made reference to in the interview when he first launched his book. Eddie can be reached at https://www.ricespeechwriting.com/