Giving a successful toast is a balancing act of timing and content, with the ideal length being 90 seconds. A good toast is concise, makes an impression, identifies a shared issue, guides the audience’s emotions, transforms their perspective, and ends gracefully. Following this structure and staying focused, a toast can be a powerful tool to honor someone while captivating an audience.
  

Key Points: 

1. A toast should ideally last 90 seconds, the perfect duration to make a great first impression, identify a common problem, help the audience understand how to feel, transform their perspective, and end on a high note.
2. The first few seconds of a toast are crucial for making a good impression. Being prepared and confident helps establish immediate rapport with the audience.
3. The core of the toast should tell a story, revealing a shared problem or experience lasting 45 seconds. This creates a shared understanding and connection.
4. Guiding the audience’s emotions and transforming their perspective in 30 seconds deepens their engagement and helps them connect with the story.
5. Ending the toast gracefully, making the story about something bigger than the moment, leaves a lasting impression on the audience.

Source: https://buckhouse.medium.com/how-to-give-a-toast-b1ee5d162d6f