Our Next Meeting 19th January 2009

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Humorous Speaker

Speech objectives

1. Warm up your audience (timed at 5-7 minutes)
  • Prepare a speech that opens with a humorous story
  • Personalise the story
  • Deliver the story smoothly and effectively
2. Leave them with a smile (timed at 5-7 minutes)
  • Prepare a serious speech that opens and closes with humorous stories
  • Prepare a closing story that re-emphasises the speech’s main point
  • Deliver the stories smoothly and effectively
3. Make them laugh (timed at 5-7 minutes)
  • 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 (timed at 5-7 minutes)
  • 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 (timed at 5-7 minutes)
  • Use exaggeration to tell a humorous story
  • Entertain the audience
  • Effectively use body language and voice to enhance a story

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