At the banquet of welcoming festivals, welcoming guests, and celebrating auspicious events, people often raise their glasses, say some beautiful words, and express their congratulations and hopes to each other. A good toast can make the atmosphere of the banquet more cheerful and relaxed, and make the feelings of the attendees more harmonious and close. Therefore, when we go to the banquet again, we must say the toast well.

● Around a theme

Once you start toasting, don't digress, follow a theme, keep a complete structure, and gradually move towards a bright, confident invitation for everyone to raise their glasses, but also keep the name of the person (or people) you wish for in your head accurately and firmly in your head. Your theme can focus on the accomplishments or qualities of the person being wished, the significance of a thing, the joy of a partner, personal growth or the benefits of working together, and so on. Whatever you say has to be appropriate for the occasion. For example, at a gathering of old friends, you can say, "At this moment, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for coming!" I am very nostalgic for the old days because of the friendship that fascinates me, and I hope that the years to come will be the same. Come on, let's raise a glass and send each other a good wish! ”

●Use rhetoric appropriately

Proper use of rhetoric can make a speech more powerful and impressive.

During World War II, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt said at a dinner at the Tehran Conference: "The rainbow has many colors, all of them, but they are mixed into a brilliant and dazzling pattern." The same is true in our countries. We have different habits, different philosophies and lifestyles. Each of us has drawn up our plans to deal with matters in accordance with the aspirations and ideals of our peoples. But the Tehran Conference has proved that our diverse ideals can come together as a harmonious whole, united in action for our own benefit and for the benefit of the world. So, as we leave this historic gathering, we will be able to see the rainbow, the symbol of hope, for the first time in the sky. ”

Roosevelt's toast used the rainbow as a metaphor for the peaceful coexistence of countries with different social systems, which was very vivid and appropriate, adding a lot of warm atmosphere to the banquet.

Metaphors can make a toast vivid. For example, when the two universities established an inter-school relationship, one of them said: "In the past, our interaction was just a small road; Now, it's a wide avenue. I believe that our friendship and association will surely become a highway. This series of metaphors, apt in words, just right to say his heart's wishes, won unanimous applause from everyone.

●Make associations at the right time

If you can make associations with local materials when toasting, you can produce unexpected good results, so that life can send out a lot of beautiful imagination, so as to achieve the purpose of making people happy and exciting. For example, if you hold a glass of mineral water during a meal, it can evoke different associations and use different words in different situations.

At a friend's party you can say, "As the saying goes, like a fish in water, seeing this glass of mineral water reminds me of our friendship." Fish can't live without water, and it is precisely because of our deep friendship that we can grow up smoothly in a difficult life. Now that we have returned to our hometown together, we are even more at home. I believe that our friendship will continue to grow day by day in the future. I recommend a toast to friendship! ”

At a birthday party to congratulate a teacher, you can say, "Students, this is a glass of water." When I saw this glass of water, I was reminded of the old saying 'drink water and think of the source'. The reason why we have today's success is completely the result of the hard work of our teachers! Unforgettable! This water reminds me of another saying: the grace of a drop of water is reciprocated by a spring! We must work hard to repay the teacher's teachings! Students, let's replace wine with water, and wish the teacher eternal youth! ”