Humorously Speaking

Humorously Speaking

#1 - Warm Up Your Audience
Time: 5 - 7 minutes
Objectives:

Prepare a speech that opens with a humorous story.

Personalize the story.

Deliver the story smoothly and effectively.

#2 - Leave Them With A Smile
Time: 5 - 7 minutes
Objectives:

Prepare a serious speech that opens and closes with humorous stories.

Prepare a closing story that reemphasizes the speech's main point.

Deliver the stories smoothly and effectively.

#3 - Make Them Laugh
Time: 5 - 7 minutes
Objectives:

Prepare a speech that opens and closes with humorous stories.

Include jokes in the speech body to illustrate points or maintain audience interest.

Deliver the jokes and stories smoothly and effectively.

#4 - Keep Them Laughing
Time: 5 - 7 minutes
Objectives:

Prepare a speech that opens with a self-deprecating joke.

String together two or three related jokes in the speech body.

Close the speech with a humorous story.

#5 - The Humorous Speech
Time: 5 - 7 minutes
Objectives:

Use exaggeration to tell a humorous story.

Entertain the audience.

Effectively use body language and voice to enhance the story.

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