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Every speaker benefits from using humor. Learn how to begin a speech with a humorous story to get listeners attention, end a speech with a humorous story, use humorous stories and anecdotes throughout the body of your speech to emphasize points, incorporate jokes into presentations and prepare and present an entirely humorous speech. |
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| 1. Warm Up Your Audience |
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5-7 minutes |
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Prepare a speech that opens with a humorous story. |
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Personalize the story. |
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Deliver the story smoothly and effectively. |
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| 2. Leave Them With A Smile |
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5-7 minutes |
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Prepare a serious speech that opens and closes with humorous |
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stories. |
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Prepare a closing story that reemphasizes the speech's main |
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point. |
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Deliver the stories smoothly and effectively. |
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| 3. Make Them Laugh |
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5-7 minutes |
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Prepare a speech that opens and closes with humorous stories. |
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Include jokes in the speech body to illustrate points or maintain |
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audience interest. |
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Deliver the jokes and stories smoothly and effectively. |
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| 4. Keep Them Laughing |
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5-7 minutes |
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Prepare a speech that opens with a self-depreciating joke. |
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String together two or three related jokes in the speech body. |
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Close the speech with a humorous story. |
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| 5. The Humorous Speech |
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5-7 minutes |
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Use exaggeration to tell a humorous story. |
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Entertain the audience. |
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Effectively use body language and voice to enhance the story. |
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Note: Some presentations may require additional time for question-and-answer periods. |
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