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@Bagheera
Done it twice...
once for a mate: it was his 4th, her 2nd, and the wedding had been postponed due the death of their giant poodle, couldn't mention any of this: speech over in 5 mins (including reading the cards, and the toast.. everyone very happy)
secondly for my best mate from school, when his wife hated me so much he had to have two best men, and I got the chance to introduce the wedding cake, again, speech over in 5 mins... everyone very happy.
Seriously... you have your speech in all the above postings.... it's virtually written for you.... you say a little about your mate, how writing the speech was difficult, you sought advice from your friends... quote a few funny stories from above... read cards... sit down.
Fixed.
Other great tips above I'd totally agree with include type it double spaced, big print (do two copies in case you lose one!), and don't get hammered before hand.... oh, and don't mention the word cock. It was funny when you wrote it, won't be funny when you read it.
Good luck, it's really not as scary as you might think if written out before hand, and practiced a couple of times in front of bathroom mirror!