I teach a class titled: How to Give a Good Peerage Speech. I have taught it at Pennsic. I have also taught it one on one to people who are freaking out that they have to give one. As a service to all courts everywhere, I am sharing my notes. Go forth and give good speech. How to Craft a Good Peerage Speech: Countess Marguerite inghean Lachlainn -East. In writing: Rule 1: Know the reactions of your candidate. Rule 2: Keep your speech short. No, really. Short. I don't care if your persona is long winded. Short. There will be 5 or 6 people speaking. It needs to be only 2 to 3 minutes. Rule 3: Address to the candidate, the crown AND the populace. Rule 4: You can keep mundane references in, but disguise them. No inside jokes unless you are prepared to explain them. Rule 5: Remember which virtue/branch of the society you are representing when you make your speech and speak to that. If you are a populace speaker, then speak of the candidate's in...
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