Three true things
I'm not a speech guy, so I'm just going to tell you three true things about Ray. First: he's the most dependable man I know. In fourteen years, he has never once cancelled on me — check your own phones, you won't find one. Second: he's better than he tells you. He coached my son's baseball team for two seasons and never mentioned it to anyone, including, somehow, me. Third: he's happier than I've ever seen him, and that started the day Nina walked into his life and told him his famous chili needed work. It did, Ray. It really did. That's it — three things, all true. Please raise your glasses: to Nina and Ray. May it stay this simple and this good, forever. Cheers.
Why it works: The numbered list does the structural work, so a plain-spoken speaker never has to reach for fancy transitions.
Customize it: Write your own three true things — one about dependability, one he hides, one about her — and deliver them in that order.